bluebonnet
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Wildflowers In The Front Lawn Area
Last fall I spread three kinds of wildflower seeds in the center part of the front lawn: Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis), Indian Blanket aka Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella), and Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata). In addition, apart from thistles and burclovers (which I pull out and discard), I am allowing volunteer plants to stay, and I’m only trimming around the Continue reading
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My First Bluebonnet Flowers
I chose to grow Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) here for several reasons: I dispersed Bluebonnet seeds last fall, which resulted in numerous small rosettes of leaves that emerged quickly after that and then quietly grew roots over the winter. More growth started above ground once we had warmer temperatures, and now I am starting to Continue reading
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Short-Term Effects Of The Freeze
In the past week we have had five nights of below freezing temperatures, with the lowest recorded here of 16.0 F. I expected to see some wilting, blackness, or loss of leaves and we certainly had that. With native plants, that is almost never a concern, and it’s just a part of nature cleaning up. Continue reading
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My Propagation Station
I don’t have a greenhouse, nor am I experienced in plant propagation. However, occasionally I encounter new opportunities to try. The easiest situations are when plants self-seed, or grow runners that root. I have had success with moving baby plants of Salvia and Frogfruit to new locations, either by just digging them up in one Continue reading
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New Bluebonnets Emerging
I have sown quite a few Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) seeds here in different parts of the garden and judging by the number of rosettes that have already formed, I am hoping for a good show next spring. There are also Bluebonnets appearing where I did not seed them, so that’s intriguing. The natural lifecycle of 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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Second Attempt At Lawn Wildflower Seeding
A few days ago I leveled the front yard with extra soil and then dispersed wildflower seeds in the bare spots. The next day there was heavy rain that disturbed and/or washed away some of the soil, and did who knows what to the seeds. I’ve decided not to repeat the soil leveling this year. Continue reading
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Native Plant Sale Purchases
Twice a year, our local Native Plant Society of Texas chapter (Guadalupe) holds a plant sale in Seguin. The fall sale occurs during the annual Pecan Fest celebration, which was a few days ago. My fall planting plans in the back yard mostly involve getting as much seed to take as possible, because that’s the Continue reading
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Wildflower Seeds In The Front Yard
I am taking advantage of the front yard having quite a bit of bare soil after the leveling project, to add some wildflower seeds to the front lawn area. This is a bit of an experiment, but if it works, in the springtime there will be an area in the center of the lawn that 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.
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