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| When we first moved here, there was a hybrid tea rose in the front flower bed. It was a pale yellow color, but to me this rose was not in the right place and stuck out like a sore thumb, so I dug it up. That was 4 seasons ago. Last year I noticed a rosebush coming up and figured it was a piece of the root stock of the one I had removed. I thought it would be an ugly unruly rose, so I just kept cutting it back to the ground. This year I decided to let it stay.....and boy has it rewarded me!!!! |
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| Silverado Iris planted in front of the double pink Knockout roses. |
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| Red Knockouts starting to open |
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| Moonlit Water iris getting prettier every year. |
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| Unknown white, love it mixed in with other colors. |
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| Golden yellow iris, which I lost the name |
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| Row of double pink Knockouts have really opened up today. |
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| Spin-off iris along with double pink Clementine Columbine. I started this from seed last year and it returned on it's own this year. |
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| Every spring when the iris bloom, it's like seeing old friends... Spin-off. |
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| Moonlit Water Everyone should have a least one iris tucked in the garden. |
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| Large beautiful yellow - have lost the name of this one. |
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| Heirloom iris clump growing by the road is quickly multiplying. |
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| The Texas Mission Almond tree is producing fruit this year! |
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| The living fence, Elaeagnus, is still coming along... patience in the garden! |
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| BEFORE photo of the Elaeagnus shrubs |
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| The first iris to bloom - Footloose. The Elaeagnus leaves have all turned a beautiful silver color. |
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| Anticipation! I guess that is what Spring is all about, anticipation, renewal, hope.... Soon this will be a mass of pink roses. You can barely see the ugly chain link fence. |
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| I guess we are having a "late" Spring. Usually the heirloom variety of iris are in full bloom by now, but not a one! This bed will soon be full of iris, roses, daylilies, salvia, coneflowers (Echinacea), Speedwell (Veronica), and Tiger lily's....anticipation! |
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| I'm ready to open one of my winter sowing milk jugs! |
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| Beautiful! These are the Abe Lincoln heirloom tomatoes |
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| These are some other tomatoes I bought at our local family owned garden store. A couple are suppose to do well here in hot and humid Texas - Solar Fire and Tycoon. They are "heat set" tomatoes. I'm trying the method of laying them on their side until they start growing upward. Then will plant. More photos to come of this process. |
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