Gardens on Tour 2007: Stonecliff Circle
May 14, 2007 Buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides) stands in for a traditional but thirsty St. Augustine lawn in this NW Austin garden. Surrounded by typical suburban yards, this garden shows how to use drought-tolerant natives in a fairly traditional way. While it didn’t bowl me over with an unusual design or ...
Tour of Deborah Hornickel garden
October 26, 2006 A pear allee is the highlight of Hornickel’s garden Warm, accessible, personal, with striking plant choices and a Gardens-inspired feel, this Bryker Woods garden, located within walking distance of James David and Gary Peese’s famous garden shop, is Gardens on a budget. And I mean that as ...
A rose by any other name
October 17, 2006 Whale’s tongue agave ‘Tis but thy spines that are my enemy. My apologies to Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet), but I really am reminded of a rose when I look at this agave. It’s a gorgeous, blue rose . . . with teeth. This is a fairly new ...
Serendipity
June 06, 2006 The first black-eyed Susan of the summer has opened under the vitex. This is Rudbeckia goldsturm. In the opposite corner of the front garden, in full sun, the orange flowers of flame acanthus contrast with silver Powis Castle artemesia. This small hedge of Mexican oregano is blooming ...
Lions and lizards and pink, oh my!
May 25, 2006 In its second year in the kids’ garden, the Lion’s Tail has really taken off this spring. Lots of orange, wheel-shaped flowers complement the xeric Texas natives planted nearby: blackfoot daisy and zexmenia. The anole lizard might as well be my garden mascot. They’re everywhere—hanging out on ...
First rock rose
May 04, 2006 The first rock rose (pavonia) blossom appeared this morning. More cheerful pink! Pavonia is a great plant for central Texas. It’s tough enough to withstand our heat and scant rainfall, and it blooms all summer long. The flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon, ...
