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The Last Sunflower Has Been Taken Down
To have received so many volunteer sunflowers in this first year here has been such a gift. They have colorfully provided food for birds and insects that I hadn’t planned and I’ve enjoyed watching all that. Over time, each of the plants has been removed to make way for other projects and it’s time for… Continue reading
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Mid-Height Prairie Grasses
I have a small area near the back of the garden where I tried to seed Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) in the spring. Nothing grew. Last month I bought a Little Bluestem in a pot, split the clump into pieces, and planted those. Also in that area, I planted one Gulf Muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris). In… Continue reading
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Camouflage
This is probably a Syrbula, which is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. Doesn’t it have amazing camouflage in the lawn, which is currently a mixture of green and brown? Continue reading
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Native Grasses Don’t Need Mowing, But Mine Got A Haircut
I have defined two areas in my garden for native grasses: a 5-ft strip around the perimeter where a mixture of three short grasses (“Thunder Turf”) have been sown, and a smaller area near the back for three kinds of mid-height prairie grasses. The original sowing of the short grasses was only partly successful because… Continue reading
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I Left The Garden For Five Days. What Did It Do?
I went out of town for five days. Of course I wanted to see what the garden had done while I was away, so a tour was in order as soon as I returned. Most of what I noticed was a consequence of a soaking rain on the first day, and the start of consistently… Continue reading
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Thorns, Spines, And Prickles
Have you, like me, been mistakenly interchanging the words thorn, spine, and prickle to name sharp protrusions on plants? I have now been educated on this topic and so I share this with you! THORNS are modified branches or stems, and grow from nodes. This example is a Huisache tree that was planted here until… Continue reading
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Very Careful Application Of Roundup
This is not a post that I have enjoyed writing, but I want my story here to be complete and honest. I never thought that I would use Roundup (a weed and grass killer). However, in tackling the task of removing Bermudagrass from the entire back yard (approximately 3,000 sq ft), I have come to… Continue reading
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I Did Not Know This About Sunflowers
I’ve taken a lot of photos of sunflowers on my property here. But for a change, here’s a beauty at Headwaters at the Comal in New Braunfels, where I have done some volunteer work. Here’s one thing I didn’t know about sunflowers, daisies, and asters: what I had thought was a single flower is actually… Continue reading
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Three Methods Of Bermudagrass Removal
Bermudagrass sod was already installed in the front and back yards here when we arrived. The Bermudagrass in the front will stay, but the turf in the back needs to go to make way for native and adapted plants. I used three different methods to remove (or kill in place) the Bermudagrass sod in the… Continue reading
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We Finally Got Rain
Seguin got a good soaking on Thursday, which was sorely needed. 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 