Herself’s Houston Garden

Gardening for fun and wildlife at the edge of Houston’s piney woods

Do your plant shopping like Jack Bauer catches terrorists

ljmacphee | October 31, 2007

I was reading a story on Life Hacker suggesting you use your cell phone camera to create a to-do list by photographing things you need at the store. It didn’t seem like a timesaver, I just type them into my to do list.
But it occurred to me that it is a great way to put [...]

Tuberose ( Polianthes tuberosa )

ljmacphee | October 29, 2007

This is a plant I lusted after up north and one of the first ones I planted down here. The first year it did nothing. So I moved it to a sunnier location. Late last fall it bloomed its first bloom and only bloom for the year. When the weather got [...]

The environmentally friendly way to clear the fall leaves from your yard

ljmacphee | October 26, 2007

Fall’s here and the leaves are falling. What to do with all the leaves?
20% of the waste dumped into Texas dumps is yard waste: grass clippings, leaves, pruning left overs. Half of that is leaves.
Leaves contain at least 50% of nutrients needed by plant life.
If your landscape style tends to natural, just leave [...]