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An Ongoing Fall/Winter Task
When I first set up the cardboard & mulch pathways, the first covering of mulch was about two inches deep. That was enough to get started, but I knew that there would need to be more, not only to make the pathways thicker, but also on an ongoing basis to make up for compaction and… Continue reading
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More Native Grass Seed — Yes For One Area, No For Another
Last month I reseeded about a quarter of my original short native grass area, to fill in gaps. The seed I am using is Thunder Turf, which is a mixture of three short native grasses. Now I have reseeded about another quarter of the area, along the left side fence. This is where I have… Continue reading
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Some Good Rain News For A Change
I have reported before of disruptive rain events. But today I wanted to share a picture of the garden after a night of rain (0.5 inches) that was not harsh or flooding. As far as I can tell, everything got a good soaking, but is still where it’s supposed to be! Continue reading
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Lunch At The Pollinator Garden
We have a bench in our front porch, which faces east. So this is a favorite place for me to eat afternoon meals if I want shade, or morning meals if I want sun. Even in mid-November, here in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 9a, there are still plenty of plants in my little pollinator garden… Continue reading
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Digging A Swale
At some point I’d like to have an ecosystem pond here if there is enough room, but it’s probably going to be at least a year until I’m ready to research and create that if it seems doable. Meanwhile, in the time I have been here since February 2023 I have been studying the way… Continue reading
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I Have Baby Bluebonnets!
I sowed three kinds of wildflower in the center of the front lawn area a couple of weeks ago, but then the day after that we had torrential rain. I was not confident that the seeds had stayed put, so I repeated the seeding a few days later. The day after that second seeding I… Continue reading
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More Caterpillars On The Texas Mountain Laurel
A couple of months ago I had an infestation of Genista Broom Moths on my Texas Mountain Laurel tree. Last week I noticed a new crop of hungry caterpillars munching on the tender growing parts of the same tree. I wrote about this more in my earlier post, but the bottom line in choosing whether… Continue reading
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Wildflowers In The Back Yard — The “Short” Areas
In my last post about sowing native wildflower seeds for taller plants in the rear part of the back yard, I wrote about the reasons for my strategy so I won’t repeat them here. Here I describe the shorter plants that are being sown in the two areas closer to the house. Some I have… Continue reading
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Wildflowers In The Back Yard — The “Tall” Area
Now that the original Bermudagrass turf in the back yard is gone (although I expect to be fighting remnants for a long time yet), better quality soil has been added, and pathways defined, I am ready for fall seeding of native flowers. There are a few plants that have been introduced from pots in the… Continue reading
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Building Pathways
I’ve plotted out pathways for the back garden, although nothing will be permanently installed, so things could be changed later. The first step was to lay down cardboard weighted down with stones to mark the routes. Then I had to pause this project when we got heavy rain that left the ground very wet for… Continue reading
About Me
Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.
I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.
Rewilding My Lot 