Beginner Gardening: show us beginners your blooms, 1 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
HI Everyone! Y'all have been really busy for 2 days of posting..May I join you all? Good to see all yas from BF&H and BW forums too!! :-SSS

Bettygail! Nice to see you, and you've definatly come to the right place for ideas and inspiration. Everybody has been so generous with advice and pics.....Beautiful gardens and flowers y'all!! WOW!

So bettygail, your new to South Texas? Your good for checking out what will survive the heat! Did you know you live right smack dab in the middle of Butterfly land? Something to consider... You may want to plant some host plants for those. The pics in this thread are great nectar sources too, ie. Salvias , Agastache ...Man! you all have such pretty flowers!! There is a thread for Host plants here> http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/661953/ You will get a lot of great ideas there too.

As for getting plants and seeds for growing in Texas, you cant go wrong with Texas Natives. I found several good sources for seeds and plants.
Here is the Texas Native thread in the 'Texas Gardening Forum'> http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/528122/ Tons of good ideas for your climate. There are links in the main Sticky page, so you can check the cultivars you like and get the native variety. I have some seeds I can send you as well. You will find a lot of people in your specific zone there too, all sweethearts!
Seed and plant source, (I love these people!)> http://www.easywildflowers.com/
Texas Native Seeds here > http://www.seedsource.com

Hope that's not overloading you. I will dmail you with my phone number if you can call me.

Deb Magnes