Happy September! I was taking a dip in our stock tank pool today over lunch and marveling at how quickly the summer passed. We were so busy, and time simply flew by! I hope you are well and are enjoying some beautiful days. I am already starting to see signs of the changing seasons — migrating birds, browning grass heads — even as we are finally reaching a harvest in the vegetable garden.

Our unseasonably mild and wet summer, while absolutely delightful for gardening, has meant a later harvest of tomatoes and cucumbers and nearly NO dahlias so far. It has been a strange summer here to be sure.

But I am so thankful for all of the moisture, and the new Wildlife Garden is THRIVING because of the rain. Planning a big project like this feels a bit like playing the lottery. We could have had a dry, ghastly summer like Texas has had which would have made keeping these little plants alive and thriving much more labor intensive: more watering, providing artificial shade, and worrying. Instead, the rain has allowed all of those little plants from High Country Gardens to reach into the soil, put down their roots, and even BLOOM!

*Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit, Salvia sylvestris Caradonna, and Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm blooming in the Wildlife Garden.*

*Scrophularia macrantha and Coreopsis verticillata Moonbeam are blooming together, too.*

To learn more about this exciting new project, check out the new Wildlife Garden section of the website!

The Wildlife Garden

There is also still room in my new class: The Art of the Word! Sign up before it is filled up, though! I’m so excited to be teaching this again, and I hope you’ll join us for this live Zoom class in October. More info here:

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Did you see the Blue Moon the other night? Here it is shining over the Shade House — magnificent!

The Shade House is one of our favorite places to be these days — cool and shady and so comfortable all day long.

I will have some BIG news to share with you next week, so stay tuned for that. I’m really, really excited about this! I mean: really excited! That’s why this is in BOLD! OMG! You’ll see it first on Instagram, so be sure you are following me there.

There are two key things that I do to keep my plants healthy: bottom watering and regular feeding. Scroll back one reel to see who at I do (it’s super easy), and what I use, too!

How are your houseplants doing?

Save! If you are like me — not quite ready for Easter — here’s a quick and festive table setting idea from last year. Pop over to your local garden center. I filled white pots with colorful blooms: two varieties of Aquilegia (aka Co

Until then, I have some other exciting news to share! HoseLink, one of my partners, is having a month-long sale: 10% off all watering and gardening 😊 Retractable Hose Reels, Weed Puller, Secateurs, Sprinklers, you get the idea – all 10% off! I genuinely LOVE my HoseLink hose reels, and I highly recommend them. And their sprinklers are fab, too!

Here’s my affiliate link in case you are going to do some shopping:

HoseLink

Go get those discounts!

OK. Stay tuned for the BIG news next week — it’s exciting! And until then, happy gardening and happy September!

Cheers!
Angela