This past week saw the end of summer and the beginning of fall. The nursery still has Jackfruit for sale and will plant a few assorted vegetable and herb plants in the next couple of weeks. Remember, Richard Lyons Nursery … Continue reading
Steve Turner
Queen’s Crape Myrtle is a deciduous subtropical tree, USDA hardiness zone 10B-11, closely related to the more cold tolerant Lagerstroemia indica. However, Queen’s Crape Myrtle has a single trunk, much larger crown spread, larger leaves, and larger flowers varying in color from pink to … Continue reading
The mere mention of the word Bougainvillea conjures up nasty thorns before beautiful flowers. Many people love the flowers, but not the headache of trying to prune this vine without getting torn up by its vicious thorns. Now there is … Continue reading
This article was originally posted almost 4 years ago, but bears reposting since we are now in the heart of our winter (although you would never know it except for the calendar date). I also neglected to give a heads-up … Continue reading
The genus name is from the Ancient Greek meaning ‘A climbing plant’. Most of the species of this genus are found throughout the temperate regions of the world. One exception is Clematis smilacifolia. This Clematis is native to India and … Continue reading