Popular in Texas and which grows in Zones 6 – 10, Nandina (some call it Heavenly Bamboo or Sacred Bamboo) enhances landscaping. Here’s an article by Texas Horticulturalist Neil Sperry on how Not to prune these shrubs:
https://neilsperry.com/2019/01/garden-tip-of-the-week-january-3-2019/
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Can’t go wrong with Marigolds in your landscaping!
Check out Neil Sperry’s newsletter for October 27:
http://neilsperry.com/…/…/plant-of-the-week-october-27-2016/
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TBT – Nolda Terrace by Drake Homes Inc, Houston, TX
Nolda Terrace was before my time as webmaster with Drake Homes, but I used many of the photos when I came on board, and we added them to the current site. There are some on the gallery pages but most are on the Nolda Terrace page. I couldn’t decide on the best of the best so I picked my favorites. I’m pretty sure all photos came from Nolda Terrace, but if there are any mistakes, the photo will be a Drake Home!
Beautiful single family homes with outstanding wood floors, kitchen, baths, living areas, media center, and one of my favorite exteriors.
Enjoy these wonderful photos and look at the high quality build into every Drake Homes Inc communities.
Grasshoppers are arriving and in some areas of Texas are already swarming. If you need to treat your lawn and garden for grasshoppers, please consider control with less chemically toxic products. Here are two and a link to the planetnatural.com blog:
Semaspore Bait (the Nosema locustae protozoa attached to wheat bran)
EcoBran (wheat bran carrying 2% carbaryl)
Modern baits provide lasting protection from grasshoppers one which:
* Kills grasshoppers at their source — the hatching beds — where they are concentrated, before they can migrate to your crop.
* Persists throughout the hatching and growing season and at least through the following year.
* Provides quick-kill of any survivors from the hatching beds or migrants from other areas which might threaten your crop.
They are the cost-effective way to eliminate grasshoppers, because:
* They work: both are approved by USDA-APHIS for grasshopper control. Baits based on Nosema locustae were originally developed by the USDA. Semaspore and EcoBran have been tested extensively by US and other government agencies, and by universities in many countries.
Read the entire article here….
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Here is a good page about Lawn Weed Identification…>
I don’t agree with all of the weeds listed as I love Oxalis also known as Yellow Wood Sorrel. We have it in both our front and back yards. Lots of good, general information about lawns, pests, how-tos on the site as well.
Common Yellow Oxalis
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And I’m going to mix a batch this week and try it:
Amazing Organic Weed Killer Spray. 1/2 gallon of Apple Cider Vinegar 1/4 c table salt 1/2 tsp Dawn liquid dish soap.
Mix and pour into a spray bottle Spray weeds thoroughly. It makes 1/2 gallon for around $6.40 It worked better than Round Up killed the weeds on first application. The Dawn dish soap strips the weed of its protective oils so the vinegar can work with deadly force. Safe to use a yard used by pets.
Dandelion
This information is from the Facebook page: Paradise Water Fountains…>
They have a lovely site here…>Paradise Water Fountains. They are located in Coos Bay, OR
Dawn liquid dish soap is so handy, we always keep it. When we were active in rescue we bathed itty bitty dirty flea infested kittens with it. Dawn liquid dish soap is what the rescuers use for birds and animals who sadly are caught in oil spills.
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