red yucca
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Spring Evaluation Of The Left Side Of The Garden
There was less to do on the left side of the garden for spring clean up than in other areas, but I recently took care of a few little things to tidy up there. Late last fall (November) I planted three Prairie Verbena (Verbena bipinnatifida) in front of the new pond. This plant is considered Continue reading
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Shrub Growth Report, January 2025
It is now an annual tradition (i.e., this is the second year!) that I take note of how my trees and shrubs are doing. This post addresses shrubs. Trees are described in a previous post. The measurements and photos were recorded on January 2, 2025. For the older plants, I’ve included photos from a year Continue reading
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Adding To The Succulent Collection
There is a small rock pile here, which serves several different purposes. One is to be a distinctive visual feature that is home to succulent plants. Another is to be a habitat for small creatures that might like to shelter in rocky crevices. And perhaps most usefully for me, it is a place to store Continue reading
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Walking Around A Spider Web
There is a Western Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona oaxacensis) that has built an impressive web spanning from the Red Yucca flower spike to the fence that is eight feet away. I knocked the web loose one time by accident, but it was quickly rebuilt. So now I have learned to walk around it, although I suspect Continue reading
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Red Yucca Seeds Are Stacked Like Pringles
Just a few days after discovering that the five seed pods on my Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) bloom spike were rattling (post), they opened up. I don’t need more Red Yucca plants here, nor do I have the space to propagate them, but I was curious to see how they looked so I harvested them. Continue reading
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Red Yucca Seed Pods Are Rattling Now
This year I have one bloom spike on my collection of Red Yuccas (Hesperaloe parviflora). The spike is 65 inches tall and is still producing flowers from which hummingbirds feed. The last time I wrote about this plant, there were five green seed pods on the bloom spike. Now these seed pods are black and Continue reading
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Moving My Spare Stones
The land here (a new developer lot) contains a lot of stones, introduced by the builder as the lots were graded and levelled. As I have dug into the ground here, I have saved all but the smallest stones for a variety of projects here. They are markers, boundary edges, channel drain fillers, soil erosion Continue reading
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Red Yucca Expansion
In May 2023 I bought one pot of Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) that had four growing points. I split the pot into three portions, then planted the two biggest ones separately and the smallest two as a clump. All the plants took a few weeks to establish, but then have grown well in the past Continue reading
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Clearing A Back Corner
In this second year of my “rewilding” project, I am using annual native flowers (seeded or volunteer) to cover most of the back yard. This “green mulch” approach allows me to capture water before it runs off, prevent soil erosion, improve soil health, and host wildlife visitors while I continue to make more long-term plans Continue reading
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Red Yucca Bloom Is Beginning To Open
At a current height of 55 inches, the single bloom spike that I have on my Red Yucca plants is beginning to open. I first saw the spike emerging on March 6, and this photograph was taken April 1. That’s 55 inches in 27 days = 2 inches per day. 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 