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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 …
Bye Bye Butterfly Bush…and HELLO….
This plant, Lo & Behold® ‘Purple Haze’ – Butterfly Bush, drove me nuts. I found this dwarf variety to be leggy and so I pruned it…then it did this. I thought I would give it a whirl in my purple front garden, but as far as I am concerned, I let it hold this place …
Property border project completed and extended…
Remember this project – the one where I set out to define our property line? It is done! Well, kind of…but more on that in a minute.I got my hands on endless truck loads of free rocks (feels like endless piles when you are moving them from the ground into a truck) so I jumped …
Succulents add sculpture/structure to the garden…
I have recently added many succulents to my garden. To me they are living sculptures and fit well with my modern Texas hillcountry garden. Who needs garden art when you have living art?! The succulents in my garden are all evergreen/hardy. They will play a vital role of anchoring my garden, in different ways, throughout …
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 …
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