Cindy Pierce
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Category Archives: Plants
Overwintering Tropicals
You can successfully grow and maintain tropicals in temperate zones if you follow a few tips when overwintering them indoors. Continue reading
Posted in Plants, Seasons, Weather
Tagged asparagus fern, Crown of Thorns, environmental leaf drop, lantana, lime tree, mealy bugs, overwatering, overwintering plants, overwintering tropicals, plant caddies, plants blooming indoors, plants in garage, plumeria, root rot, scale, sun room, sunshine, tecomaria, tips for protecting tender plants, wheeled plant caddies, winter blooms
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Autumn Flowers & Foliage of European Waterways
Flowers and foliage thrive among Europe’s waterways. Continue reading
Posted in Plants, Seasons, Travel
Tagged alps, autumn in Europe, bacopa, Basel, beautyberry, chinese lanterns, cranesbill, dahlias, European plants, European waterways plants, evening primrose, Flowers among castles, france, geranium varieties, geraniums, germany, Lake Lucerne, mount pilatus, north sea, pelargonium, plumbago, Rhine River Flowers, rhineland, River Ill, River Noord, rose, rudbeckia, salvia, Scotish flowers, scotland, sedum, switzerland, the netherlands, verbena
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African Iris – Pretty in Bloom and Lovely when Not
My husband and I finally found a hardy plant for our large centerpiece terracotta pot that is both beautiful in bloom and also when not – African Iris. We live in Hardiness Zone 8a which means our temps can dip … Continue reading
Wild Rose Pass
A Valentine Ghost Story This post is an excerpt of an article I wrote about nine years ago and I cannot believe I haven’t posted it at Nature is Nurture before now. I suppose the theme is a little more … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Birds, Interesting Facts/Thoughts, Plants, Seasons, Travel
Tagged Alice of Fort Davis, auodads, Fort Davis National Historical Site, Fort Davis;, Ghost Story, highway memorials, Indian Lodge, javelinas, Limpia Creek, Marfa, McDonald Observatory, Roses, Super Bowl, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Valentine Ghost Story, Valentine’s Day, West Texas, West Texas Lore, Wild Rose Pass
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Late Limes
November 9, 2018 Hopefully I am writing this post just in time (for those of you in my part of North Texas) to serve as a reminder to bring indoors, or at least heavily cover, your citrus, tropicals and other … Continue reading
Posted in Plants, Seasons, Weather
Tagged aromatic blooms, attracting bees, bees, citrus, citrus tree, covering plants during frost and freeze, fruit, fruit tree, gardenia aroma, growing lime trees, kaffir lime, key lime, lime, lime tree, lime trees with thorns, mexican lime, moving sensitive plants indoors for the winter, overwintering citrus trees, persian lime, pollinators, sun-loving plants, thorns
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