I first heard the term “Hell Strip” in our Master Gardener Intern year Water Conservation class. It’s that narrow piece of yard between the sidewalk and the street. In my yard it’s been mostly weeds, as we don’t have a sprinkler system and we don’t water the yard. The reason this was discussed in class … Read more
Bill and I spent a little over an hour last night trimming the front yard Bradford pear tree. It was hanging so low that it impeded lawn mowing and I’m sure our neighbor didn’t appreciate it hanging over her driveway. So Bill got out his battery-operated sawsall and began sawing away. Originally we were just … Read more
We don’t get a lot of bright reds and oranges here in north Texas, or not that I’ve seen this year, anyway. The Bradford pears, though, seem to put forth some extra effort!
