Sage Says, Volume One: Lyre Leaf Sage

Lyre Leaf Sage

Salvia lyrata

Looking for something with colorful foliage, to bloom in shady areas? Lyre Leaf Sage has reddish to maroon leaves and pale blue blooms in early- to mid-spring. This low-growing perennial grows well in sun or shade, and often will reseed. Bargain! Multiple plants for the price of one! Lyre Leaf Sage is native to Texas, east to the Carolinas, north to New York. In our area it prefers drier conditions. Learn more at http://plants.usda.gov/, and search for "scientific name", salvia lyrata.

Sustainable, the Allen Way

Last Saturday -- in case you missed it -- was part two of City of Allen's Sustainable Landscape series. David was their guest speaker. His topic? Sustainable Design! About 30 folks turned out, I was told. (I was home caring for Salvia ilfreyanii, aka Sage Ilfrey. ;-) Part three is coming up mid-July.

Part III – Choosing Plant Material for Sustainability (perennials, shrubs, and trees)
Saturday, July 19, 2008, 10 AM to Noon
Guest Speaker: Brice Creelman, Shades of Green

Hope you'll be there!

Fed Up!

We have experienced NUMEROUS losses of connectivity to email and internet services recently. The problems do not lie within our computers or network configuration. Once again, our webhosting company is having troubles. De ja vu. So...we have set up a NEW email address. Please use nativedaveinc@gmail.com for all correspondence. The info address is still active -- although it's been inaccessible for more than 24 hrs as of this moment. As soon as it's accessible again all messages to that address will be forwarded to the new gmail one.

If you have sent a message anytime in the past month and still have not received a reply, please resend to the gmail address. I will respond almost instantaneously...;-)

Sorry for the inconvenience, y'all. Plant on.