Tasty and Pretty

Begonias, sour and tasty, if you find the right variety.

Also in the picture is oregano, Mexican mint marigolds, tomato, willow and French marigolds.

Cilantro flowers are also quite a delight;

Celery Flowers;

Marigolds can repel bugs and are tasty!

Even lettuce can be pretty when it goes to seed.

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Fire Ants, not all bad.

I am not fond of fire ants, but they did get rid of the chiggers and ticks. I miss the horned toads however. Still It is nice to have them in a corn patch. They will eat one or two kernals from an ear of corn, and will eliminate the worm that would otherwise eat […]

Easy Gardening

Some plants raise themselves. These make the garden a dream.

Here is some Chinese celery that have naturalized and decided they can do alright next to the pond.

Here are some wild onions that crossed with one of the members of my domestic onion collection.

I don’t know if I will get another […]

Poisonous Plants

Nature has made me a hypocrite. And I am a better person for it. We often take stands that on the surface seem right, but with understanding, are fairly weak.

My ideal was to have no toxic plants in my yard and garden. Ignore the fact that that would mean eliminating and fighting a huge […]

Remember the Elephant Garlic!

Big, tasty, and quite pretty to grow!

Butterflies like it to!

Such an amazing flower bundle!

Tall and graceful!

Even the fig tree likes them:

Bob

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