Monthly Archives: July 2003
a visit to a plant museum
Saturday, July 19th, 2003
This morning I drove to Fort Worth to join a tour of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, or BRIT.
A few years ago the…
hedges
Thursday, July 17th, 2003
Our house came with privet hedges on each side of the front lawn. I am not really a fan of privet and seriously thought of ta…
turk’s cap
Wednesday, July 16th, 2003
Turk’s cap (Malvaviscus arboreus) looks good in the shade this time of year. I’ve been planting it as a for…
our old suburban home
Tuesday, July 15th, 2003
This place of ours was once in the “suburbs.” Our house was built in 1946, which makes it older than us. Most…