Category Archives: Edible Gardens
Thornless Blackberry (Rubus Ursinus)
Blackberries are not only delicious but good for you to. The Blackberry, a member of the rose family, is in fact not a true berry, it is botanically termed an aggregate fruit as it composed of small drupelets. The plant roots are perennial but produce biennial stems, this is best explained here, the old stems will die off and the new …
Wonderful Pomegranate
There are many pomegranates that do very well in Central Texas, but one of my personal favorites is the “Wonderful” pomegranate. This brightly flowering shrub is a prolific bloomer in the full Sun garden, it is drought tolerant and very low to no maintenance. The pomegranate is a delicious healthy fruit that requires a little …
Dill, Delicious as it is Beautiful!
I have made it my goal over the past several years to not only change my landscape to primarily edible plants, but to find the most interesting flowers from those plants to use in the perennial beds. I have always been organic, well “always” meaning as long as I have known better. I must admit …
Edible Gardens…Delicious!
Square Foot gardeningWhile there are a lot of followers of my blog and in some cases in other parts of the country, unless you have gone through a Texas Summer, you cannot imagine the challenges of a Texas garden. This past year has been no exception. With record heat, drought and the threat of another …
Lisa’s Plant Pick of the Day- “Stone Crop/Sedum”
Today’s plant pick is Stone crop because it looks like such a unique plant in the garden, but I am a big fan of the Sedum family in general. There are over 400 varieties and each unique but for the most part recognizable to the family. These mostly flowering succulents are a great way to add interesting color and …