We started to watch sedum plants at the Lost Madrone Ranch beginning March 4th. I will be honest, I did not realize it would take this many Saturdays to reach the peak blooming period for this little succulent. Thank you for watching the sedums with me! I arrived at the ranch yesterday happy with the … Continue reading Saturday Sedum Watch: The Final Week
Spring rains are here, the ground is wet, and overcast skies dampened my expectations to find many blooming sedums this week at the Lost Madrone Ranch. So, as I planned to head to the ranch, I thought about what else I would look out for on this trip. Last week was week six of watching … Continue reading Saturday Sedum Watch at the Lost Madrone Ranch: April 15
It’s week 5 of watching wild sedums at the Lost Madrone Ranch in Comfort, Texas, and I am shocked by the change at the ranch from one week ago. As I drove through the gate and proceeded along the one-mile road to the house, my eyes blinked; my jaw dropped; I gasped. Like magic, “Greenery” … Continue reading Saturday Sedum Watch at the Lost Madrone Ranch: April 1
Welcome to the Saturday Sedum Watch — a series of postings following the growth of wild sedums at the Lost Madrone Ranch in Comfort, Texas. The Texas Hill Country is full of splendor, and spring brings the most colorful show of the year. Warm weather and plentiful rains are kicking off an … Continue reading Saturday Sedum Watch at the Lost Madrone Ranch: March 18, 2017
It’s Saturday, and we’re watching the sedums — a delightful perennial flowering plant. Last week, my first Saturday sedum blog post noted that Sedum nuttallianum is a sedum variety native to Texas and grows wild at the ranch in Comfort. Sedums are in the plant family commonly called “stonecrops,” and when the sedums first emerge they … Continue reading Saturday Sedum Watch at the Lost Madrone Ranch: March 11, 2017
The sedums are starting! I am so excited to share them with you! Saturday mornings through the blooming season, I will shoot you a short post of pictures so you can walk with me at the ranch and see this stunning display unfold. I promise the show is spectacular! Sedums are a large genus of … Continue reading Saturday Sedum Watch at the Lost Madrone Ranch: March 4, 2017