Stores are wafting cinnamon and pumpkin spice our expectant way. Already they’re tempting us with plaid flannel shirts and fuzzy sweaters—as we hit 101° for the 52nd day. But to get into the spirit, here’s Chi and Steve Barefield’s gold Christmas ornament version of a partridge in their League City pear tree! Recently, CTG’s gotten | read more →

Native heartleaf rosemallow (Hibiscus martianus) always wins hearts, including mine. With Sunday morning’s break from searing heat, a diminutive rosy blossom unfurled. Have you ever seen this on your plants? Sort of looks like foam sealant, don’t you think? This one’s not to love, though. Henry Thornton discovered it on his Shasta daisies after all | read more →