Red Knock Out Roses and Blue Plumbago
Welcome To My Garden
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Alison @ The Polohouse
has invited us to share our gardens.
Golden Thryallis with Red and Yellow Firecracker Ferns
Gardens here need plants that can tolerate
our hot, dry summers and minimal water.
White Petunias Mixed With Colorful Annuals
Much of our garden is planted in perennials that are
suited for such conditions, but I also
like to mix in a few annuals each season.
Orange Daylily
Our heirloom orange daylilies will
greet you as you come up the front walk.
Blackfoot Daisy
This sweet little daisy like flower
is one of my favorites because it can
take our hot summers and needs little water.
Purple Coneflower
Coneflowers, a drought tolerant charmer, add
both texture and fabulous color to the garden.
Purple Aster
These hardy purple asters put on a
showy spread each fall, but you can see
they have offered up a few blooms
for my late spring garden.
Bluebonnets ~ Texas State Flower
This is a look back at the beautiful
bluebonnets we had blooming in the early spring.
Shell Ginger, Aralia, Dwarf Yaupon
Our back garden is mostly filtered
light and shade with much of the beds
planted with various evergreen shrubs
that offer a variety of leaf textures in shades of green.
Shell Ginger Bloom
The shell ginger is native to Indonesia
and normally freezes back in the winter.
In the rare years that it doesn't freeze back,
we are treated to these gorgeous blooms in the spring.
We are in luck, because this spring
the ginger is full of amazing white flowers
that open to show a gorgeous red and yellow mouth.
the ginger is full of amazing white flowers
that open to show a gorgeous red and yellow mouth.
Sago Palm
The sago palm puts out new growth each spring.
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangeas are one of my favorites,
but most varieties are difficult to grow here.
The oakleaf hydrangea is the exception.
The blooms are clusters of
white flowers which fade
to a soft pinkish-brown.
Agapanthus and Geraniums
Colorful geraniums are scattered
among the agapanthus that produce
these tall stems with clusters of blue flowers.
Previously I had all white geraniums
in this spot, but this year I planted a mix of colors.
This variety is deep pink with lighter pink edges.
Foxtail Ferns, Geraniums, Impatients
Impatients grouped within a bed
of foxtail ferns add a pop of color here.
Our back garden space includes
two water features that mirror each
other and these wonderful stone urns
that are planted with various
evergreens accented with colorful annuals.
As seasons change or plants need replacing
the contents of the urns change.
Deep lavender petunias
recently replaced winter white cyclamen.
The deep color of these wide
trumpet shaped flowers makes
this common plant appear very regal.
Often the mix within these urns
simply evolves as something new is needed.
A new addition this spring is a trio
of ceramic planters filled with succulents.
This beautiful large jade plant was a
Christmas present from my husband.
As were the unusual coral cacti.
The succulents have added a
new visual interest to the upper terrace.
Just above blue daze spills out of a wall
planter while this terracotta
hen is home to more succulents.
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