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Posted in Food and Flowers, Uncategorized on Jul 11th, 2009
WILDFLOWER GARDENS REPLACE LAWNS
Have you ever dreamed of having a wildflower garden?
Here in Far West Texas most of us have scruffy yards of grasses, invasives and bare dirt crawling with ants. Walking around the yard in flip-flops is not any fun. These unfriendly dirt palettes just might make ideal canvases for a wildflower garden.
After consulting [...]
Posted in Farm Stand Marfa Newsletter, Food and Flowers, Gardening on May 10th, 2008
Peach-like, pineapple-colored, purple, nearing to black, golden, vermilion, cherry-red and hues of green; round, pear-shaped, striped, smooth; small as pearls and as large as grapefruits, tomatoes make our mouths water and our hearts beat faster.
It’s time to plant them.
Plant heirloom tomatoes. These seeds have been saved and passed down for generations. Preserving genetic diversity in [...]
