Category Archives: Surprisingly livable Houston

My haul from Houston’s autumn plant sales

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Admin

Two weekends ago, I went to the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s autumn fundraising plant sale with the Wrenaissance Man. The sale is focused on butterfly-attracting plants. We bought: 2 x variety of native wild azalea, rhodendron canescens “Phlox Pink” … Continue reading →

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Ceci un taxi jaune

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Admin

Apologies to René Magritte.

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Cymbidium orchid budding in my garden!

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Admin

Saturday, August 27, hit an all-time record high of 109° F here in Houston. This morning, I noticed that my terrestrial cymbidium orchid had sent out 2 flower bud stalks (the second one is hidden behind the leaf in the … Continue reading →

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Garden joys few and far between in Houston’s heat wave!

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Admin

Houston has been enduring a record heat wave this August, with the most days over 100° F ever recorded—24 in a row. Only a few individual days of that hot streak were record-breakers in themselves, but when the mercury tops … Continue reading →

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Winter survivors

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Admin

The acanthus plant did survive the frost after all, sending a new leaf up from its root ball. I love how it looks like it’s clawing its way back in the photo. Both toad lilies made it through and with … Continue reading →

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