Dr. Jared Barnes

I agree on the mistflower. C. greggii isn’t that bad and it’s a pollinator magnet.

I can’t stand Prunus caroliniana. They seed under everything.

Thanks! I hate we didn’t cross paths!

Why is the dust so bad this year? Dry in the west?

Wow that cespitose habit is insane!

I literally looked at your feed about 30 minutes ago to see if the white haze westward was a dust storm.

Yea, they seem delicate to the touch, much like the threads of Hamamelis.

Some years Chimonanthus will get hit by a hard freeze in winter in Texas, but other years it makes it through fairly unscathed.

One of my absolute favorites!!!

Any thoughts on rain/snow line for the storm that will go through east Texas Thursday/Friday?

Would Nelumbo be peltate with circular leaves and petiole attachment underneath?

I find root architecture fascinating. Tells you lots about growth strategies.

Thats hard. Fresh cauliflower is good. Then there’s collards cooked with bacon grease and brown sugar. Oh, and Brussels sprouts with garlic olive oil or Cajun seasoning.

What were your issues? Viridis is a weed for us here in Texas.

That’s great!

Flowered after one year?

Thanks for including me 🤩

W. Gary Smith Design

Ok, here’s the grass bundles.

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W. Gary Smith Design

Yea, looks like he changed his website to feature only his drawings. Thank you internet archive! Takes a bit to come up.

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Gary Smith did some cool art with bundles years ago. I think of broomsedge.

I love the verticality of the first shot

Congrats!

It’s fun to watch the numbers grow and have meaningful interactions with readers.

Me too.

Often it is due to red/far red effects on height from shading.

But, there are other factors that can influence it.

I usually look at other trays around for more clues.

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I love them. Sadly, few do well in the low chilling hours of Texas.

I love Penstemon murrayanus!

Another rainy day here at Ephemera Farm.

Two more inches brings us to 7.6 for the week.

When it rains I love to walk the property to see the story that water and gravity write.

#garden #smallholding #rainyday 🌱 #gardenfeed

Good question.

I usually see them in flower the first ten days of December.

Could be a dry fall or a warm fall delayed emergence? Not sure though.

I love how many have purple and maroon leaves in the winter to help deal with excess sunlight.

They will continue to increase in bloom until their crescendo in March, and then they will go dormant as the rest of spring comes into bloom.

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SPRING BEAUTY

I saw our first Claytonia virginica (spring beauty) in flower today in the #garden, even though it was missing a petal. 🌱 #gardeningfeed

They are about three weeks late for when I typically see flowers in December.

For most of the rest of the country they are quite early though.

I love little traditions like this. I’ve long thought planting/farming by the moon was a glorified to do list.