tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post5359727991750482071..comments2023-10-01T02:37:44.012-06:00Comments on Texifornia: And So Ends the Backyard Experiment...or maybe not! (An Aloha Friday/2 Question/Foliage Follow-up)Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119498262301807853noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-71956524813336827792010-10-09T07:53:10.416-05:002010-10-09T07:53:10.416-05:00i have no clue what they are...
good luck! :)i have no clue what they are... <br />good luck! :)~ Noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563447842634387539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-76091363724369595662010-09-23T22:51:42.107-05:002010-09-23T22:51:42.107-05:00I LOVE the little purple wild flowers. We have a ...I LOVE the little purple wild flowers. We have a giant bush in our front yard that looked like a bunch of dead sticks when we first moved here, but literally a few weeks later it turned into this towering bush of yellow flowers that stood taller than us and deep enough I could hide inside it. Texas flora is crazy!She Moved to Texashttp://www.shemovedtotexas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-22259947046667752882010-09-18T09:27:12.829-05:002010-09-18T09:27:12.829-05:00This sounds like a fun experiment! Our house backs...This sounds like a fun experiment! Our house backs up to a small creek like thing and so I have always been a little leery of letting the grass get very high because of water moccasins and other snakes.<br /><br />One of my favorite flower ID books is Roadside Flowers of Texas. The paintings are excellent. The artist is Mary Motz Wills and the text is by Howard S. Irwin.Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11216448707277968516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-83641873813482059872010-09-17T19:52:21.065-05:002010-09-17T19:52:21.065-05:00I have no clue what those are. And the longest we&...I have no clue what those are. And the longest we've left ours unmowed was one whole month and I was very surprised that it was not at all overgrown, or with weeds.Colette Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844522784600855200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-31388872861667614122010-09-17T18:41:39.706-05:002010-09-17T18:41:39.706-05:00I think one summer we had so much rain that hubby ...I think one summer we had so much rain that hubby was unable to mow the back lawn for almost 6-8 weeks. It was up to my knees. Nothing great growing during that time though.Beth @ TheAngelForeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656102800736469480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-37424276296712053592010-09-17T16:52:47.093-05:002010-09-17T16:52:47.093-05:00we can't let our lawn go in our city it can...we can't let our lawn go in our city it can't be longer than 6 inches so we never let it goKristen Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459128354316846076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-5607435732707721272010-09-17T15:23:33.462-05:002010-09-17T15:23:33.462-05:00We call it "prairie" here :)
Have a gre...We call it "prairie" here :)<br /><br />Have a great Friday!<br />http://harrietandfriends.com/2010/09/shes-older-than-i-am-doesnt-have-a-wrinkle-can-still-dress-like-that-and-a-great-looking-car/I am Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14018601282810481033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-83041988701626542822010-09-17T10:30:19.823-05:002010-09-17T10:30:19.823-05:00Hi,
I'm not much help with wildflower names b...Hi, <br />I'm not much help with wildflower names but I love the way you let your place go wild! I sort of do that. I let things go for awhile and then I mow around my faves so there's all these goofy clumps of flowers. :)Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-60133538342377024142010-09-16T21:30:13.497-05:002010-09-16T21:30:13.497-05:00A weed is just a wildflower that grows where we do...A weed is just a wildflower that grows where we don't want it to. <br /><br />My guess on your flower would be the same as Lancashire Rose, Purple Gerardia. It is in the snapdragon family. <br /><br />I let a patch of my yard grow wild this past summer but it was mostly clover.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-904628110003976712010-09-16T17:15:33.174-05:002010-09-16T17:15:33.174-05:00Even weeds can have pretty flowers. Some I hate t...Even weeds can have pretty flowers. Some I hate to mow down. I still mow my yard. In the summer once a week. Now, about every two weeks if it rains. The grass probably will not be growing as much from now on. At least, I hope not.LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853494568526683537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-89594808978046955492010-09-16T16:30:09.290-05:002010-09-16T16:30:09.290-05:00Only a guess, as I can't see the leaf form, bu...Only a guess, as I can't see the leaf form, but this looks like Garardia, Agalinis purpurea. It shows up in the fall.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-87561573489446448592010-09-16T16:19:50.661-05:002010-09-16T16:19:50.661-05:00The white flower in the first photo is New England...The white flower in the first photo is New England aster..We have them grow wild here, Michigan..The pink one is really pretty but I don't know the name.<br /><br />The longest time for me not to have the lawn mowed was a month..and I find all sorts of different flowers and fungi..<br /><br />This was fun..Thanks for joining Thursday Two Questions! Really appreciate it!Icy BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14137249916575963385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-75797891993419763122010-09-16T15:13:05.988-05:002010-09-16T15:13:05.988-05:00Oh those little pink flowers are so pretty. I hop...Oh those little pink flowers are so pretty. I hope someone will be able to give you an id on them - my knowledge of native plants only extends to UK ones.Rosie Nixon Fluertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851979959739600135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-14838599900199150732010-09-16T12:12:58.255-05:002010-09-16T12:12:58.255-05:00I am so bad with flower names, I just love looking...I am so bad with flower names, I just love looking at them. They have taken over the yard! <br />I don't mow the lawn. I know, these questions got me ;-) I have a gardener. I am really a plant lover, like stuff I know, roses, mimosa, bulbs, etc. Smiles.<br />Thanks for joining Thursday Two Questions.Self Sagacityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404148735941132540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29184127.post-54860519636459606842010-09-16T10:55:24.709-05:002010-09-16T10:55:24.709-05:00what a great blank canvas! in your last photo. It...what a great blank canvas! in your last photo. It most be quite overwhelming to have weeds taller than your self in your backyard. I haven't got a clue what your weed is but your last photo looks so much better without it.Rosie Nixon Fluertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851979959739600135noreply@blogger.com