Saturday, March 24, 2007

A Lone Bluebonnet Plant


Just about every year I buy bluebonnets (Texas state flower) to plant around my pecan trees (in my front yard). A few have come up the next year, only a couple of times. So each year I buy more bluebonnets. This year, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK YARD, the biggest, healthiest, prettiest, bluebonnet plant pops up! ONE PLANT! The neighbor to the back and side of me has a bunch in her back yard every year, and I suspect the birds/wind dropped a seed. So my son mowed around it. Who knows, maybe next year he'll have more bluebonnets to mow around in the back yard. They must like to grow in the grass better than the flower garden!!!!
Here is another web site about Bluebonnets.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/flowers/bluebonnet/bluebonnetstory.html

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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Spring is almost here!!!!


We've had a rainy winter, not to complain. It is better than too dry or the poor fellows up north that keep getting sub zero temperatures. I am soooo looking forward to Spring and sunshine. Of course, after that, comes the extreme heat. haha The extreme humidity comes year round, with just a little break off and on in the winter and fall.
BUT for now, the birds are chirping like crazy, the weeds are growing like crazing, and the temp is going crazy...30's, 50's, 80's, 40's...70's...It's sunny, then it storms; you never know what to expect, that's kind of nice. It's flower & vegi planting time.
Oh, don't you just love Spring!

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