by philip@eastsidepatch.com
on November 5, 2009
Here is my entry for November’s “The End of the Line” Picture This Photo Contest at http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/?p=9088#more-9088 Okay so it is a curvy line! A line of Pride of Barbados seedpods are ready to drop their final young in a last ditch attempt to propagate themselves for next year. Like dug-out canoes, these seedpods are [...]
by philip@eastsidepatch.com
on October 5, 2009
Here is my entry for October’s “Abundant Harvest” Picture This Photo Contest at http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/?p=8318 ‘Malus x robusta’ (Red Sentinel) Crab apple. One of the most ornamental crab apples, with pretty, pink-tinged, white flowers in late spring, followed by masses of glossy, round, cherry-red fruit. The fruits garland the branches for much of the winter as [...]
by philip@eastsidepatch.com
on September 10, 2009
Judge: Nancy J. Ondra Mexican Feather Grass, Nassella tenuissima, catching a tiny breeze and burning brightly courtesy of the final rays of the Central Texas sun in the Patch. I have lined a couple of my pathways with this grass, it adds so much animation to a garden, requiring only the slightest of breezes to get the show going. It [...]
by philip@eastsidepatch.com
on August 7, 2009
Here is my entry for August’s “Down on your Knees” Picture This Photo Contest at http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/?p=7067 Cattail Sparklers. Typha latifolia These fluffy, white seeds were once used for stuffing blankets, pillows and toys. Native Americans would put them inside moccasins and around cradles, for additional warmth, but don’t talk to me about additional warmth right [...]
by philip@eastsidepatch.com
on July 11, 2009
http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/ Here is my entry picture for This Photo Contest for July: This months theme… “Flowering Trees” loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) Fuzzy Bee in a fuzzy Loquat tree.
by philip@eastsidepatch.com
on May 14, 2009
Here is my entry for this month’s Picture This Photo Contest: http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/?p=5306 The subject this time is containers. And Steve Silk, the master of creating magnificent containers, is our mentor and judge. A collection of towering “Jurassic” succulents. The Land that Time Forgot! Back left: Senecio vitalis Back right: Flap Jack kalanchoe Front: Echeveria
by philip@eastsidepatch.com
on April 21, 2009
My Entry for the Picture This Photography Contest. Hosted by: http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/ Mexican Feather Grass Nassella tenuissima. Other common names for this grass that is native to Chile, Texas, New Mexico, Mexico, Argentina: ponytail grass, horsetail grass, horse tail grass, hair grass, angel hair grass, angelhair grass, finestem needlegrass This graceful ornamental grass lines most of [...]
