Flower Friday: Cinco de Mayo

This is a story of the flowers I didn’t know I wanted. Being a research geek, I studied the varieties to be offered at the North Texas Master Gardeners plant sale. I chose one, went to a garden center to double-check my choice, thought about it a while and determined that yes, this was the [...]

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Flower Friday: Trumpet Vine

When we moved into this house, my mother said, “What’s that vine thing on the fence? Do you think it’s dead?” To which I replied, “I don’t know. It does look dead. Guess we’ll have to wait and see.” At the time, it just covered one fence post and a foot or so on each [...]

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Flower Friday: Chocolate Flower

Yes, I just put the words “chocolate” and “flower” together and it was neither a mistake nor an edible creation I whipped up in the kitchen. When I saw this packet of seeds at Wildseed Farms it was a no-brainer. I mean, hello. This is their second year (they reseed) and they’re still slightly mind-boggling. [...]

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