Ralph Edge

A blog about the joys of plants, landscaping, irrigation, and the outdoors in general. By Ralph Edge, a Texas Master Certified Nursery Professional,a Texas Certified Landscape Professional,a Texas Licensed Irrigator and Landscape Irrigation Auditor certified through Texas A&M University, as well as a Texas Department of Agriculture Commercial Chemical Applicator. Whew! And...an all around nice guy.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Eustoma grandiflorum....Texas Bluebell

Texas BlueBells I digress here about 30 years...one of the first perennials and or native flowers that I learned about was the Texas b...

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The Rose of Sharon

Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus Well.... this interesting and colorful plant has a storied background and some common mis-interpretatio...

Friday, January 21, 2011

Lavender......Spanish That Is........

Lavandula stoechas SPANISH LAVENDER It is easy to see why this plant is sometimes called Rabbit Ears Lavender and the bloom is desc...

Thursday, January 20, 2011

" Party Time"!!!!!!!!! Alternanthera....... That is

Alternanthera ficoidea "Joseph's Coat" This striking plant is an annual and will turn to mush at the 32 degree mark, But...

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Ornamental Grasses

Well this is a wide open topic...because there are literally thousands of various grasses. In the South many people consider St. Augustine ...

Monday, January 17, 2011

The Urban Adventure

What is the definition of an Urban Adventure??? Well fun in and around the city. You know sometimes you just need to get away from it all an...

The Butterfly Bush..............

Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii I have borrowed this information from the Ohio State University on line plant files, so our northern r...

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