This summer, I've discovered a plant that most consider a weed, called purslane (AKA hogsweed, fatweed, pursley) . And it is magical. Why? It grows in all the US states, Mexico, and in all provinces of Canada -- all over the world, really. It can grow in gardens, in cracks in bricks and sidewalk, and …
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This is one of my favorite times of the year because so many flowers are in full bloom in Colorado Springs. Each year I tell myself I'm going to cut some of the flowers and make a bouquet, but each year, I find myself not wanting to take away from our plants (except dandelion blossoms …
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If you've been around here for a while, you know that I have rich history with plants. They bring me so much joy! I wrote many posts on the topic, (here, here, and here) but I've never mentioned gifted plants. When Malcolm and I first moved into our house, we hosted a housewarming party. When …
As I have written about many times, I purchased a fiddle leaf fig more than a year ago and named her Fiona. I found her at Walmart for the best price I had ever seen for a FLF. I was hesitant to purchase one for many years because of their notorious tricky maintenance, but it …
A few weeks ago, Colm and I found the cutest local shop, Local Eclectic, that sold beautiful baby plants at ridiculously low prices. It was a pick your plant, pick your planter kind of situation. There was a gorgeous pink sprout of a plant that I had to purchase. We love pink in the Brundage-Durham …
Continue reading Tradescantia: The Plant with an Anti-Semitic Colloquial Name
For most of my life, I've been a money saver instead of spender. I will put so much energy into saving a buck because why would I pay full price for something I can get in other ways? Enter propagating herbs from pho takeout. You know the herbs that come with takeout pho? The cilantro, …
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Okay, y’all. Things are getting pretty serious with our punkin bebe. The squirrel that terrorizes any gourd I put on the porch, minus the bumpy, diseased looking kind, tested the bebe and thankfully decided to leave it alone. I saw that squirrel on my way to the car this morning, munching on the remnants of …
A few weeks ago, I wrote about purchasing my first fiddle leaf fig which are notoriously hard to keep alive. I am jubilant to report that there are two new leaves growing! Now, I still need to repot it which scares the hell out of me. I feel like that’s when I lose plants. But …
Mae Goes West 