Starting a New Garden Part 2

What’s new in the garden this week? Let me begin by letting you all know I’m super excited for the start of Fall Garden Season!!!  Can we give a great…

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Start your gardens!

We regularly have friends ask us about putting in a new garden and this past week a couple of people remarked they are ready to get started.  Great!  August is…

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Natural Aquariums and Garden Musings

This week on the MaryBird’s Backyard Garden Podcast we invited our son, Greg, to introduce us to his natural aquarium. Earlier this year he shared a picture with us which…

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Bodacious Bougainvillea

We have become entranced with Bougainvillea recently.  To date we are proud plant owners of three new Bougainvillea specimens.  Two of the three are hanging baskets and one is a…

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Pocket Prairie

Though the exact way in which Jeff first brought up a Pocket Prairie is lost to history at this point, I remember watching a You Tube episode named: Native Plant…

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Mother’s Day Special

I’m sitting here viewing the garden as I write this post.  The day is pleasant, breezy and the flowers are dancing in the gentle sunshine.  It feels perfect for thinking…

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Mighty Borage!

Towards the middle of April my Texas Gardener magazine for May/June 2024 arrived in our mailbox. I so look forward to getting this subscription and immediately dive into the articles…

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Bamboo Cocktail among the Bamboo Shade

We have chosen an interesting solution for some shade and privacy on our deck.  That plant is… tada…Bamboo.  No! Don’t run away!  I felt great hesitancy in making this choice:…

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Thai Basil is the star of the show!

Hi and welcome back to MaryBird’s Garden. This is an Occasion because we have  had a lovely visit with two super cute members of our family and together we celebrated…

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Views Along a Scenic Drive

Here at the beginning of April I always feel like wandering along our byways in search of the native wildflowers. The bluebonnets are among the first wildflowers to greet us…

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