It’s almost March and the winter weather is still with us here in the usually balmy Houston, Texas area. Today is beautiful and warm but last week was cold and rainy. The forecasters called for SNOW earlier in the week. Fortunately we saw none here at the lab. The multiple freezes took its toll on a lot of the plants here at the lab, but we soldier on, waiting for spring.

There are big changes coming to the lab and we will keep you updated as soon as we can.

Another blistering Houston summer is finally behind us and the lab is looking good. The cool fall weather is here and we are so grateful! Thought we would show you a few pictures of the lab today.

My daughter-in-law, Lisa Rosewall, sent me this beautiful illustration the other day. It is her interpretation of the Lab. Click on the image for a full view. Enjoy.

The rains have not shown up as predicted/expected over at the lab, so there is currently a dearth of blooms/color. But nature is always surprising and these pictures attest that fact. Color even in the absence of water.

Brugmansia also referred to as the trumpet flower, in full bloom this week.

This is the beautiful flower of the garlic plant.

Well, summer is almost here on the Gulf Coast of Texas. It is time to mulch for the upcoming hot period. I just mulched the permanent plantings: papaya, citrus & herbs with partially decomposed chicken mulch. The available nitrogen will not be lost to vaporization and the mulch will break down slowly and preserve the soil’s moisture content. It also looks good! We just got our first soaking rain of the year, so let’s hope for a fertile spring!

Thanks for visiting our new blog. We are trying to keep up with a lot of work and update this blog at the same time so the postings may be infrequent. (However the intrepid webmaster loves to snap photos of the lab, so more often than not, there will be pictures.)
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The Permaculture Design lab is looking great. We went out and took some nice shots to share with you.