Category Archives: Must Have List
The Purple Corner – Oct 2013
This was my “purple corner” last year after my front garden’s 1st summer…The plants are filling in, and the Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) is stealing the spotlight.And here we are fall #2. Gregg’s blue mistflower (Conoclinium (Eupatorium) Greggii) is a butterfly haven, prostrate rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ ) adds evergreen interest along with Yucca …
Gomphrena groundcover = truffula tree forest!
This year I decided to use Gomphrena ‘fireworks’ as a groundcover in my front garden. Here we are into August with triple digit temperatures daily, and it is not slowing down whatsoever. I have not watered it since I planted it in June (which I was afraid was too late in the season). I needed …
Mass Muhly Madness…
Time for a purply pink cotton candy party! I have a long way to go in the front garden, and I am nowhere near complete, but my gulf muhly grasses are the icing on the cake. I love how they dance and catch the light. This native grass ROCKS! I mass planted them and believe …
The Purple Corner
If you garden in Central Texas (or zones 8-10) and you don’t have Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia Leucantha), you need some!I call this “the purple corner” of my garden. When the Mexican Bush Sage blooms in the spring and the fall here in San Antonio, they put on an incredible show. Here I planted three …
Mellow Yellow and Sea Anenome Artichoke
I can’t decide what I love more about my yellow yarrow plant…the striking silver fern-like foliage or the funky flowers. This plant is incredible! Yarrow is a must have in your xeric garden. I decided to let a couple of artichokes flower instead of harvesting them to eat. How pretty is this flower – it …
Oh Angelina! Sedum rupestre
I am in love with this stonecrop! Angelina sedum has been an incredible addition to my garden. I am using it as a living mulch in one of my beds and it is doing a great job at keeping the weeds out, the soil protected, and all the while looking just gorgeous! I am a …
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