by Keri Byrum | Jun 3, 2016 | Around Our Yard, DIY Garden Projects
Finally getting around to removing this huge tree from my yard is making me very happy. Removing viburnum might be one of my best gardening moments. Okay, probably not really, but it is still a good feeling. I consider viburnum to be my nemesis. Finally getting...
by Keri Byrum | Apr 18, 2016 | Around Our Yard
Warning: If you find yourself extremely sensitive to killing plants I suggest you quit reading here. As I mentioned in my last post we are undertaking a renovation of our yard and garden. There are a lot of plants that I know need to be removed and, quite honestly, I...
by Keri Byrum | Feb 21, 2016 | Plant Spotlight
The controversy of pruning crape myrtle is heating up. Do you need to prune? Can you just let it grow? Read on my friends. It’s the time of year when I find myself cringing when I drive around town. It’s begun. “Crape Murder” is running rampant through our...
by Keri Byrum | Nov 15, 2015 | Around Our Yard
Crinum lilies are large, perennial plants with strappy leaves and large flowers throughout the year. They work great as an accent plant and also make an incredible mass planting in large spaces. Crinum lilies grow from what are among the largest true bulbs, some...
by Keri Byrum | Feb 1, 2015 | Plant Spotlight
Oh no. It is starting to happen again. Its that time of year when “Crape Murder” happens all around Central Florida. One person starts and the practice spreads down the block like the flu. And the, before you know what happened, your neighborhood is...