Texas Gardening: June 8th Austin Nursery Tour Pics, 1 by Connie_G

Connie_G wrote:
Michelle....Just a bit of gardening theory from my opinion...I would space different types of vines out. Place some perenniels or shrubs between, so they can each have the "spotlight" in separate areas.

(My design ideas come from my ex (the ONLY good thing that came out of our marriage other than our two wonderful children! ha) who owned a landscape company in the Garden District of New Orleans the 4 years he was in college at LSUNO. Our ideas are based on somewhat traditional ideas of landscaping wherein you have a layering of things that look good in all 4 seasons...occasional trees, shrubs, then perennials and finally the annuals and border things tucked between and in front. )

If you like more of the "cottage look" you can plant indiscriminately and have a riot of plants/ colors/ density/ textures, etc. and it all somehow looks good in the end because you love it and everyone loves flowers!

So...bottom line: I would place Calvin's moonvine...maybe 1 or 2 large shrubs over from the Rangoon Creeper....could you do a series of trellises...say 3? ...because everything in nature and design looks better in 3's...so they say (and I love the numerology of 3...I teach it to my 9th students!).

Please post pics as you plant because I almost feel like a "stepmom" to those 2 Rangoons you and Bigbubbles bought! :) I wish they came in orange or purple, as that's my theme for at least 5 years~!

Here is a pic of the ball that will find its way into the front garden eventually! I was photographing the cut flower in front, but you can see the big ball in the background...same size as Bigbubbles'.

Connie