I just discovered this book, which is published by Timber Press, the publisher of my latest book, The Field Guide to Peppers. Interestingly enough, I have grown several of these plants when I was younger and lived in Virginia, where because of the humidity, it is possible to grow air plants (Tillandsia) and Venus Flytraps (Dionaea). Those won’t grow here … Read More
Free Birdseed (If There’s a Trumpet Vine in Your Neighborhood)
Hummingbirds pollinate these flowers with their long tongues, and soon the seed pods start forming…
The Puzzling Potted Jacaranda
I collected the seeds more than five years ago when we visited Nancy and Jeff Gerlach in Yucatán, so my two jacarandas in one pot were grown from seed…
Ready For Winter
I’ve moved all of our tropical ornamental plants inside my ten by ten-foot greenhouse…
Fall Flowers
We haven’t had a frost yet here is the South Valley, but we will before the end of the month…