Kinetic Sculpture at the Dallas Arboretum

Bill & I visited the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Gardens yesterday so I could see the Lyman Whitaker Kinetic Art Exhibit.  It was the coolest morning we’ve had in quite a number of weeks, but the humidity was high and it didn’t take long to become too hot!  So we probably toured the grounds in … Read more

Weekly Overview 04.02.18

Outside My Window…   my gardens are shaping up nicely.  The snapdragons that wintered over are looking particularly lovely.  And best of all, my Texas Star hibiscus is finally sending up new green shoots.  I’d been worried that moving it last month might have killed it, but it’s lived up to its description of a “hardy … Read more

Just a Moment – Fifty-Five

The front bed now includes: 1 Indian hawthorne bush (left back) 1 Texas Star hibiscus (center back – hopefully!) 1 Kaleidoscope abelia bush (right back) 8 Sweet William – 5 plants on the left, 3 on the right 1 Digiplexis – Illumination Flame (just to the right of the Indian Hawthorne) 2 Phlox subulate (pink … Read more