In those photos you asked about, Margot is set against dirt that used to be grass. We have had a grass crisis at The Compound over the last couple of years.
Guinness is behind elephant ears and Mexican heather.
And behind Greta is a salvia known as “Forest Fire” and what may be a corn plant, if there is such a thing.
To whom it may concern (and the Feds), she doesn’t mean that kind of “grass crisis.”
thank you for the info my dear.
I spotted Mexican Heather a lot when I was in San Antonio one winter a few years back.
We grow a variety of Celosia called Forest Fire at work, but the Salvia is new to me.
why the grass crisis? doggy paws hard on it?
as for the grass crisis M’sieur Timothy spoke of, it would explain so much, so very much. 😉
Thanks for taking the time to fill me in on your gardening endeavors.
You are welcome, but I’m no gardener. The only things I’ve ever successfully managed not to kill are the bougainvillea and the elephant ears. I’m starting to worry about some of the potted cactus and schefflera that I’ve kept alive for over 15 years, some of which is starting to look not so good.
As for the grass…it’s dogs, lack of fertilizer, and our brutal summer weather of the last couple of years. We just haven’t treated it properly to allow it to recover and flourish.
I have photos of everything about the house (which is around 80 years old), inside and out, since we bought it ten years ago. The inside has gotten better (especially thanks to the central air and heat), and we did add some good touches outside (siding the apartment, adding the iron fence, and the brick walkway and area for the bench that Tim did in the backyard). But the yard has gone to hell, especially my azaleas and my grass. Even my two varieties of jasmine didn’t produce this year like they have in years past.
Poor yard needs serious help–if only I had an unlimited budget!