We did not have central air and heating growing up in Lebanon, but we didn’t need it either! The temperate climate gifted us with rolling summer breezes either from the sea or from the still snow covered high peaks of the mountain ranges.
In Texas, November is the best time to divide Irises and Day Lilies. Pictured, are some of my Iris from last spring.
I accidentally discovered that snapdragons are an incredibly hardy fall-winter-spring flower for Central, TX.
October is the busiest gardening month of the year for me, from preparing and winterizing beds to planting perennials and fall vegetables.
The closing bell of summer is ringing. In my garden, it’s the season for harvesting seeds.
Why do I plant seeds in the Fall for Spring and Summer flowers? I don’t want my seeds germinating in the Fall, but I do want to give them a period of stratification. What is stratification?