PLANTS OF THE MONTH
November, 2023
I've never seen my Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) look as lush and vivid as this fall after our "Survival of the Fittest" summer. Although a non-native from South Africa, its performance here makes it look a lot like a Texan!
March, 2023
My Anaqua (Ehretia anaqua) is blooming away happily this spring, even after all we've been through! After a rough year in 2021 with the week of snow, I gave it some manure compost last year and it is still responding with enthusiasm.
It's been through a lot, having lost a limb when a tornado came right down our street, blowing off a roof or two down the block. But its twisted, rugged branches only add to its interest and beauty.
September, 2022
My Bougainvillea has rewarded my "survival of
the fittest" gardening techniques (no supplemental irrigation all summer- yikes!) with this gorgeous display. This is an impressive and beautiful plant.
May, 2020
'Confetti' Lantana, spotted along the Riverwalk in the early nineties, was the plant that first inspired my love of plants, in particular Texas plants.