Last Spring I removed nearly all the turf from my small property in Fairmount and am in the process of landscaping with plants that are either native to North Texas or suitable for our climate. It has been a wonderful experience and the perfect project to keep me occupied during a pandemic, but not without drama. First of all, anyone learning about plants native to North … [Read more...] about Moisture Meters: Essential for Fort Worth Gardening!
Gardening
The Best Fertilizer?
While gardening in drought-prone San Diego I was faced with a dilemma. I wanted to take care of my plants and give them good fertilizer (really good fertilizer for their long-term health - not something that was just going to give them a short-term perk-up but then ruin the soil) but I didn't want to do something that's bad for the environment and I was thinking about water … [Read more...] about The Best Fertilizer?
The Holly Experiment
Before I moved to Fort Worth I lived in San Diego, California, where I gradually got into gardening. I'm the kind of gardener that believes gardening is actually a form of meditation that can lead to enlightenment even if you don't believe in enlightenment or have any idea what that means. Where most weekend gardeners would just take electric pruners to quickly cut back a … [Read more...] about The Holly Experiment