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Mexican Plum blossoms

This little tree does nicely although it has to fight for some light. Here we see some buds and some fully opened blossoms. After bearing fruit, the deer and birds seem quite happy to dispose of most of the harvest.

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Over the past several years, Susan and I have been working at becoming more environmentally responsible. It started with organic gardening, and since then we've been able to do a few more things that let us sleep a little better at night. We feel it is our responsibility to lead by example, so I've come up with a list of things we've done, or are in the process of doing:

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snapdragon and rosemary

climbing snapdragon, also known as roving sailor...vining on a rosemary bush of the kitchen herb variety

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Wooly Stemodia

This is an excellent native Texas groundcover. For some reason I keep calling it Woody stemodia. Freud would have had a field day with me, fer sure...

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Lemon balm or lemon mint

would be a really pretty flower if it wasn't a weed...wildflower that is. Always get a few of these each year. For some reason I've been calling it a horse mint, which is an entirely different looking plant

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