by Daisy | Oct 21, 2013 | Garden, Plants & Uses
My master gardener training this year included sessions at the Memphis Botanic Gardens led by garden employees/experts. At the end of a tour of the new herb garden, the leader shared her favorite if-she-could-only-have-one herb: tulsi, or sacred basil. Back home, with...
by Daisy | Sep 21, 2013 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
In my last post, I gave the steps to digging and dividing and getting bearded iris rhizomes into shape for replanting. Now it’s time to plant them. Make a planting hole about 3 inches deep and six inches around. Place a mound of soil in the center, high enough...
by Daisy | Sep 19, 2013 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
One of the many benefits of volunteering is learning new things. I volunteered at the Memphis Botanic Gardens Iris Garden this summer and took away more than I contributed. Learning to divide and replant bearded irises has been on my list for a long time and I had a...
by Daisy | Aug 18, 2013 | Bugs & Critters, Garden
Never having seen a cicada in mid-moult, I was fascinated to find this one in my yard this weekend. Their sounds are the background music for nearly every summer (“Can you say that again!? I can’t hear you over the cicadas!”) and I’ve often...
by Daisy | Aug 12, 2013 | Bugs & Critters, Garden
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is the state butterfly of many states, especially in the southeastern US. They seem abundant this year. Or maybe I’ve been seeing the same pair over and over again. Either way, they’re welcome here. They float high over...
by Daisy | Jul 29, 2013 | Bugs & Critters, Garden
I’ve been wondering for some time whether or not the single clump of bronze fennel I grow in my garden has been earning its keep. I don’t really cook with it, and it has grown so large, stretching over six feet tall and several feet wide, at one end of the...
