It's Not Work, It's Gardening!

A few weekends back we were having some decent temperatures, cooler than normal and breezy, so we decided to take a hike. Technically a driv...

You know I didn't get around to deadheading the hibiscus yet , but guess what? Mother Nature decided to help me out a little... ......

I don't know about you, but with me most gardening tasks don't happen on a schedule. Instead, they rely on me noticing something: ...

Maypop, Passiflora incarnata, is a native Missouri vine that is lush, vigorous, and looks oh so tropical. It's a slow starter in my...

I have grown Verbena bonariensis for at least 10 years, if not more. Mind you, I only planted it once -- grown from seed -- but it has been ...

The stream rebuild project is coming along slowly. Lots of days where it was either way too hot, raining, or I was just too busy meant that...

Missouri is home to many caves (and there will be a map at the end of this post to prove it), and there are several that are open to the pub...

This is the deer that wanders around our neighborhood during the day, almost fearlessly. She is either quite bold, or has very poor e...

My totem pole cactus (Lophocereus schottii) is doing great! Well, fine at least. It didn't put on much growth last year... ...but i...