View this post on Instagram Here’s another neat looking Polygala species, Drumheads (Polygala cruciata)! Can you see those tiny, tubular shapes? The ones in the middle of those petal-like showy, deep pink bracts? Those are the actual flowers! Keep an eye out for these blooms when exploring open, moist-soil habitats. They grow near the ground […]
Quick Re-Introduction and Welcome to New Listeners…
View this post on Instagram Monarch + Green Milkweed⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I miss the lushness of those mid-spring days…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #monarchsandmilkweed #monarchbutterfly #greenmilkweed #asclepias #pocketsofnature #gardenpodcast #nativeplants #texasnative #lonestarstate #houstongarden A post shared by Misti Little (@thegardenpathpodcast) on Aug 3, 2020 at 5:15am PDT Hello! If you are here from the Garden Blogger’s Fling website, welcome! I’m […]
A Peek at My Fall Seed Order
Music: “Heat” by Derek Clegg Seeds talked about in this episode: Sunflower ‘Zohar’ Sweet Pea ‘Perennial Blend’ Celosia ‘ Chief Red Flame’ Ageratum ‘Blue Planet’ Plains Coreopsis Poppy ‘Black Swan’ Mustard ‘Red Giant’ Carrot ‘Atomic Red’ Showy Milkweed Common Milkweed Kale ‘Nero Toscana’ Corn ‘Rio Grande Blue’ Native Seeds Carolina Rockrose Halberd-leaf rosemallow Ludwigia alternifolia […]
July in the Garden
Music: “Breathing” by Lee Rosevere
Botanical Biodiversity in Florida’s Big Bend | Lilly Anderson-Messec
View this post on Instagram One of my favorite milkweed species is having a real banner year. Large-Flowered Milkweed / Asclepias connivens is not easy to miss, despite its muted coloration. The large, 1inch wide blooms are fairly easy to spot, even in the grassy, wet prairies where they are found. The pale green, comically […]
That’s Not A Pumpkin!
Old & New Memories in the Garden
Problem Birds & Deer, Summer Harvests, and the Return of Humidity
View this post on Instagram Tomato season! . #ediblegarden #heirloomtomatoes #zone9 #houstongarden #htx #mygarden A post shared by Misti Little (@thegardenpathpodcast) on Jun 18, 2020 at 8:09am PDT
Garden Catch Up: Weeds, Small Harvests, and a Break from the Heat
View this post on Instagram Blackberry season is ramping up! . A new podcast episode is out tonight! It’s on the podcast website and Spotify…should be on iTunes soon! Have a listen over the long (US) holiday weekend! . #gardening #blackberries #ediblegarden #houstongarden #gardenpodcast #organicgardening A post shared by Misti Little (@thegardenpathpodcast) on May 22, […]
Exploring The Big Thicket
Show Notes: Watson Preserve Geraldine Watson via Texas Legacy Geraldine Watson’s obituary Geraldine Watson article in Texas Parks and Wildife, April 2012 Zebra Swallowtail Caterpillar — my blog post of the one we found