Three for Thursday: Through the Garden Gate #Whatever

As I was pondering today's Three for Thursday topic on this cool and crisp fall morning, it occurred to me that I haven't done a Through the Garden Gate post in quite a while.  So I headed outside with the camera to remedy that.

I think I found the stone marker at Nelson Water Gardens several years ago ... the gnome (be afraid, be very afraid) was a Christmas gift from my daughter a few years back.  We got as far as buying the paints to transform him into a proper garden gnome, then never found time to actually sit down and paint him.  Perhaps that's what's keeping him from joining forces with Seamus and instigating an insurrection.  If you're wondering what the heck I'm talking about, read this post about a how-to guide every gardener should own.

I rarely think to look north through the garden gate and show you the view of the rose bed, so that's today's third shot.  If you want a plant that can handle drought without skipping a beat, Dwarf Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra) is a root hardy perennial shrub that blooms in cycles from spring through fall here on my corner of Katy.  

I hope you'll join me in posting Three for Thursday, if not this week, then next! Pick 3 pictures of plants from your garden ... tell us about 3 books you've read that you want to share ... rant about 3 things that bug the heck out of you ... show us 3 pieces of garden art or 3 photos of egregious crimes against gardening ... you choose what your three will be.  Just have fun, be creative and leave me a comment when your post is up!