Texas Gardening: What still looks good in your garden?, 1 by TxTurqoize

TxTurqoize wrote:
Hmm....my Copper Canyon Daisies did really well this year, along with all of my salvias except my Blue/Black Salvia. THAT one I still have a hard time with. They start out great...but look bare, spindly and yellow by this time of year. I fell in love with my white and purple vitex all over again, along with my Desert Willow and just recently planted a Burr Oak seedling that I got at our SA RU. I also finally bought a Pride of Barbados and even tho it was small, it put out some incredible blooms...which the seed pods are just now ready to pick since they have dried. My assorted lavenders are showing off their spikes and have turned into huge bushes. And my Fairy Duster has seed pods all over it from all of the many pink bloom tufts that arrived after our late summer rains. (finally!)

My Bat Face looks great too. Isn't that just a wonderful little bloom? :) And my wee Senna Trees are covered in seed pods from all of the beautiful yellow flowers that they put out this Summer. My yellow Bird of Paradise was incredible this Summer...tho some dadgum worms nibbled all of my late season blooms. *grrr*

What a wonderful thing indeed...to be able to put your muddy garden shoes on...grab a hat and pruning shears, and lose yourself in your own private eden. :)))

Melanie

A photo of my Mexican Dagger with assorted flowers. :)

This message was edited Nov 9, 2006 8:43 PM