frogfruit
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Settling The Garden For The Winter
One of my goals for this fall was to have every area here covered with plants, soil containing seeds, or mulch, so that there is a minimum area of bare soil that could be vulnerable to erosion (obviously I am hoping that my seeds will germinate!). Most of those activities have been achieved by now,… 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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Dragonfly Or Damselfly?
I took a photo of this colorful creature on Frogfruit and then asked iNaturalist to identify it. The app said Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile), a damselfly. Here’s a cropped version of the photo. It’s not very good resolution, I’m afraid — these tiny mobile insects are hard to capture! It’s perhaps a mystery why an… Continue reading
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Uncovering The Back Bed
Behind the house next to the patio a few months ago the Bermudagrass sod was manually removed. I knew that I wouldn’t be ready to plant things in that bed until the fall so for the summer I covered much of the ground with cardboard. That is also the current location of the Frogfruit “mother… Continue reading
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Ugly Utility Corner
When we moved here in February 2023, the lots on either side of us were vacant. Houses have since been built there and after their new turf was laid, this is what was left of the corner near our water meter. Although it is uneven, like the rest of the lot here, there seems little… Continue reading
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Frogfruit On The Wood Pile
When I first formed the wood pile a few months ago, I filled one cavity with soil and planted a Frogfruit there. It has happily started to ramble over and around the pile. Ants must certainly be living in the wood pile; they are everywhere else. But I have also seen bees fly in and… Continue reading
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So Many Stones
The builder here used an abundance of stones to fill the lots in our development, so as I work in the garden, I have collected many that were in the way. I don’t want to waste them, so here’s where I’ve put them to work. Border Wall. Because of the quirky alignment of lots around… Continue reading
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Frogfuit Mistakes That I Have Made
I have written before about how easy Frogfruit is to grow and propagate (see previous post: Frogfruit). However, much of what I know now has come from making earlier mistakes. Like these… I moved to Seguin from Houston, where Frogfruit grew abundantly in my previous garden, both in beds and mixed in with the lawn.… Continue reading
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Frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center database entry Frogfruit is a great plant to have if you want something to spread quickly, grow in a variety of soil and sun conditions, encourage tiny pollinators, and tolerate being mown as part of your lawn. However, if you don’t want something to grow so freely, maybe… Continue reading
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I Welcome Decay
…in the garden, that is. A nature ecosystem needs to include opportunities for organic matter to break down, and to encourage and support the organisms which do that. My approach here is to have a log pile, and behind that, an area to collect bits and pieces of plants that have been chopped up —… 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 