Really Old Plants and Trees When I posted the bougainvillea story last week, I mentioned the ‘old lady’ of my yard… a magenta bougainvillea about 80 years old. Magenta Bougainvillea It got me to thinking about the other plants and trees that were in this yard 40 years ago and the ones that are still […]
Entries Tagged as 'Not the Garden'
History of Wilmot Yard
December 10th, 2012 5 Comments
Tags: Alphonso mangos · avocado · Bougainvillea · calamondin · citrus canker · coconut palms · Florida wild green parrots · grapefruit · Haden Mangos · Hurricane Francis · Hurricane Wilma · Indian mangos · key lime · lethal yellowing · naval orange · Royal palms · sapodilla · Surinam Cherries · tangelo · tangerine
Bougainvillea Rule the Florida Winter
December 3rd, 2012 No Comments
Three Colors of Bougainvillea in My Yard There is something to be said for Florida during the winter months. It seldom gets below 50 degrees, the skies are blue, the sun is bright, there is always a cool breeze and there are FLOWERS! One in particular, the bougainvillea, are in full bloom during the winter. […]
Tags: Bougainvillea · Florida · flowers · magenta bougainvillea · orange bougainvillea · pruning · white bougainvillea
Evolving Blog – Gardening and a Whole Lot More
November 26th, 2012 No Comments
The Beginning Back in January of 2009, my son, Matt, decided to make an above ground, or raised, garden. First Raised Garden He built it, filled it with dirt, planted all sorts of veggies and aimed a 24-hour webcam at the box. Then, he began to write about it on this blog called ‘watch my […]
Tags: Construction of Raised Garden · dogs · flowers · garden pests · Green Market · Raised Garden · redbud tree · Tomato Hornworm · trees
