It's been an odd spring here in south central Texas ... some plants are blooming behind time, some ahead of time and some on time. It's all good, though. Here are a few shots from the gardens.
That's it for March. Full disclosure: I finally finished this post just after April Bloom Day. My good friend Carol at May Dreams Gardens, the originator of Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, now hosts a podcast with our friend Dee Nash of Red Dirt Ramblings. Give The Gardenangelists a listen!
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| This is a Coreopsis I purchased at my nearby Lowe's and I am happily surprisedby how well it's doing. Will it continue throughout the heat of late spring and the evil season? I can only wait and see! |
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| Hinckley's Columbine with visiting friend |
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| I am delighted with how well this Rudbeckia 'Early Bird Gold' is doing in my garden. I wish I'd bought more of them at the delightful Urban Roots garden center in New Orleans when I visited in January. |
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| Red Fountains Skullcap and Freesia/Laperousia/Anomotheca laxa, a small bulb that also reseeds, which is why it's all over the gardens |
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| Texas Bluebonnet and Texas Betony |
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| Aesculus pavia, Red Buckeye |
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| Another Rudbeckia, this one self-seeded, I think 'Indian Summer'. But what's with the manky foliage? |
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| Spiderwort, spiderwort and more spiderwort. It will soon be history in this area. |
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| This pink Spiderwort, however, I absolutely adore. It goes dormant in the heat and isn't as relentless a reseeder. I call it Zapp Hall Pink because my original plants were found at Zapp Hall in Warrenton. |
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| This small bed has been a real joy thus far this spring. I planted Phlox, Dianthus, Violas and Snapdragons amongst the other beauties. Yes, that's more Zapp Hall Pink towards the patio. Bless my mess. |
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