The state flower of Texas, and the glory of the spring. No roadside or edge of a ranch, or even small garden like mine feels complete without them. Bluebonnets are diminutive lupines, but look stunning in mass. While they're the essence of meadow in Texas, they're also very pretty in carefully arranged garden beds. Bluebonnets are sown in fall, and occasionally you can find them as nursery-grown annuals, but the seed is so widely available and easy to sow, that it's worth it to always try some every year. While the peak of bluebonnet season is in April, they occasionally...…

I am so excited to begin my second full year of wildflower sowing. I had to pull many plants out over the summer before they went to seed because they were just growing in odd areas--like the 7-foot sunflower that grew right in the middle of the backyard. That was definitely not planned... I attribute it to one of the 'wildflower mixes' that i threw out in the summer before I knew what I was doing. I was sad to see it go because I never got to see it flower. It was nice, but a bit of an obstacle...…