Bonnie's blog

When we started building our garden, we chose Knock Out Roses, the easiest rose to grow here in North Texas. Three years ago, I discovered the David Austin Rose. They are a lovely, fragrant English Rose.

Today I looked up and saw that the tree is starting to turn colors at the very top. It won't be long now and all the leaves will be on the ground.

We took the advice of everyone we have talked to about growing bamboo. Bamboo definitely belongs in a pot, but this pot did not last very long. Guess, we need to move on to Plan B.

It rained nearly all weekend, so I did not get out in the garden. I spent my weekend organizing my office and looking through my pictures. This one definitely made me smile. I am so lucky to have a garden studio to work in.

It's 10 o'clock PM and time to go to bed. I have again run out of time to do all the things I want to do. But I so enjoyed the day and every moment of "running against the wind".

Last year we planted our first Candle Tree. It is an annual for our zone, so we dug it up and bought a new one this spring. We had such a mild winter that it reseeded itself and made 7 more Candle Trees on the other side of the pathway.

Brian and Jennifer went to Costa Rica this year and brought us back the perfect gift. A handmade sign for our garden which describes it perfectly. "P&B Garden - Pura Vida" . Pura Vida means "Pure Life" in the country of Costa Rica.

Paul's brilliant side garden design, named after the lizards who hang out there.

Last October, Paul and I were shopping at Archie's Gardenland. All throughout the store, they had these giant caladiums. We bought several pots and thought they would be the perfect solution to adding some height in the garden.