Thank you for warm Texas welcomings. I totally meant to state my region, but I got caught up in telling you about my aunt. I live in historic Henderson Texas, in Rusk county. Named after James Pickney Henderson, the first Governor of our great state. We are the home of the annual Syrup Festival, the oldest Diary Queen and have 19 historical markers, including some homes and churches that date back before 1900's. Im not sure the zone we are in. I think its 9b or a... one of those too. My yard is tricky in the whole sun/shade descriptions. Nothing gets more 6 hours of sun.... there is more shade than sun in most my yard. I have HUGE bull pines all around. We jokingly call them our east Texas red woods. My back porch, East side of the house, get the most sun. straight dense shade on the north and south and dapple sun to the west, the front of my house.
I have all these grasses growing in my yard, just different areas.... just randomly but in patches. So Bermuda will go to seed? I have seen this in other lawns. When might it do this? That would be a great indicator. I see Bahia now too that Porkpal mentioned it. I mean I knew I had it but I thought it was only the tall weedy seedy thing, not actual grass too. Its the thinner blade one. I wish the pic picked up how different the other two look... in the pic they look the same. Because the 2nd grass pic is what I most of. Well what are your thoughts on a weed and seed? Im scared all the green that I have worked for will go by the waste side. Yet I have clover and crab grass are rampant.
I think I have found a reason for the azaleas blooms to be funky... Petal Blight. I have never heard of it before and am still reading about it. Its a fungus. Would that kill the whole plant too??? Do any yall use a fungicide? Any DIY or home remedy, that is the way I like to do it. Truly at this point I would use anything to keep my investment alive....
Im surprised not more of you have azaleas... they are soo common here. Tx flowerchild, ty for the links, I haven't read them yet, but I will.
I have never heard of a canna roller... pesky little things. I will google. This is the first year I noticed them.
They really did a number them.
Thank you all for identifications.... Now I can better care for them. I just got a cutting today of a bouginvillia that am going to try and root. So excited about that.
Pod, I totally thought that too about the geranium.... but it was growing and blooming out there so I scooped it back up. I need those hardy low maintenance plants, so I was hoping I could get it to look better. That one is about 5 years old, not that she is a beauty queen or anything. She also suffered in the green house incident. And thanks for naming the Hoya... he was one I missed to put on the "what is it" list. I don't know if you can tell from the pic but its spotted white. I am almost 100% it wasn't when I got it. Any ideas.... There is one more I forgot, its in pic 17, in an arrangement of succulents, about 4 and 5 oclock. Its not a good pic tho.
I do realize that not all plants require the same water and light as others.... I try to group them similarly on the porches, and plant accordingly. I really just watch the plant and see if its like it there and then move it around according to its reaction.... burnt leaves, your going to the front porch, less sun.... you need more water your going on the north side of the porch type thing.
And lastly my "Brown Bear" we call him. He comes to that better than his name, Diesel. Any time im outside he is there with me. Best dog ever.... but I say that about all my dogs. But he especially is a mommas dog...
