Buffalo Grass Sod, Day 10

The buf­falo grass sod has gone dor­mant, despite a grotesque quan­tity of water. But not com­pletely dor­mant and I’m see­ing hope­ful signs of new growth, root­ing, and return of the gor­geous blue-gray-green color the Legacy Buf­falo grass is sup­posed to be. Read more »

Partridge Feather, Woolly Thyme, and Pussytoes

Just as I’d promised myself I would not do, I bought this plant at the nurs­ery based on looks alone.  I knew noth­ing at all about it but loved the color and tex­ture.  Luck­ily, it turned out to be a good purchase. Latin Name: Tenace­tum Amani Com­mon Name: Par­tridge Feather It grows to 8–10″ and has [...] Read more »

Curb Appeal

We bought the house in 2003.  It was built in 1980.  It had been on the mar­ket, and sit­ting empty, for over a year.  I had to look at it three times before decid­ing it was the one.  Mom had always said I’d know but I didn’t.  Maybe I didn’t want to admit that this [...] Read more »