Category Archives: Flowers

The sage is buzzin’

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

I love this time of year. The herbs and other flowering plants start to come alive and bloom. Sage grows really well in our hot South Texas  dry summers and it requires very little water to survive and thrive. Head … Continue reading →

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Just a click (of the camera)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Enjoy! Other “Just a click” posts: Just a click (of the camera) Just a click (of the camera) Sincerely, Emily

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Saving Seeds: Okra

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

My neighbor (where I grew the zucchini this past fall) grows okra every summer. They eat most of it, share some of it and always save a bunch of seeds to use to plant next years crops and share. I … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

I do not have the Zucchini “Thing” post ready yet. I seem to be running around doing “this” and “that” and some things are just getting pushed to the side right now. This is a beautiful okra bloom from this … Continue reading →

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A flower identified: Elecampane

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

When we were in England this past summer I took many photos of flowers. I used one of them for a Sunday Photos post, but could not seem to identify it. I though it looked like it came from the … Continue reading →

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Photos: In other gardens (and mine)

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Just wanted to share some neat photos from other peoples gardens. A little surprise in my garden. A friend gave me a plant this spring. she couldn’t remember what it was but kept telling me it was a salvia. It … Continue reading →

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England: Snowhill Manor

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

If you are interested in seeing an amazing collection of unique items then Snowhill Manor and Garden is the place to go. Then entire house is filled, I mean FILLED with interesting things all handcrafted and unique. This was the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Photo: flower at Sudeley Castle

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

As we traveled around England I took many photos of gardens, but I was having huge problems with my camera and was unable to use the telephoto option to get shots of things further away. Oh well… I survived and … Continue reading →

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England: Mill Gardens

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Somewhere I had read about Mill Gardens, I just can’t remember where. As we were exploring Warwick Castle we went to visit the engine rooms and we looked out from the castle and there was this beautiful garden area right … Continue reading →

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Sunday Photos: flower

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

This beautiful flower was growing on a berm that surrounds the 1940 Operations Room at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, England. You can see all the flower buds just waiting to burst open with that brilliant yellow flower. Stunning … Continue reading →

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