The Lazy Shady Gardener

A finally got around to planting one of my recent succulent purchases: Variegated Elephant Bush ( Portulacaria afra 'variegata' ).  ...

Perhaps this is why I always find gardening such hard work.  Seems like every time I determine the perfect spot for a plant, the subsequent ...

For the first time, my Night blooming Cereus ( Epiphyllum oxypetalum ) has produced a bloom.  We've been watching and waiting, but by th...

Sponsored by May Dream Gardens Established Plants  Rock Rose ( Pavonia lasiopetala ) Aztec Arrowhead ( Sagittaria montevidensis )...

I recently noticed that one of my three Agave 'Blue Glow' was rotting away.  Dark soft tissue was radiating upwards into yellowing ...

Screech owls used to always nest in a cavity found in a large limb of my garden's biggest Red Oak.  Unfortunately, the limb eventually s...

Sponsored by May Dream Gardens Established Plants Coral Nymph Sage ( Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph' )  Blue Anise Sage ( ...