The Texas Mountain Laurel on the right still has blooms in this east-facing spot.
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The plants grow in timbered terraces on this slight slope. The bucket under the downspout is part of being a good gardener in San Antonio. Even when it's not raining typically cloudy mornings create condensation on the roof and enough runoff to fill a bucket or two.
This is a fleeting display of early spring bloomers but I see plenty of signs of a summer garden. There's a pretty pink rosebush between the windows by the house, groundcover beginning to green up under the tree and cannas poking up in the terraces. I'll have to drive by this way again.
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Shirley, NIce photo. That yard sure is full of flowers. It will be months before things look like that here on the shores of Lake Michigan. I envy you area!
ReplyDeleteOh, I do like that combo. I could probably do that here with native Lupines, although they would be taller and bigger.
ReplyDeleteThat should work well, the bluebonnet is a native Texas lupine.
DeleteNice - and the bucket idea backs up that I've always thought...morning clouds and humidity helps your area's flora some, so may as well capture some of it!
ReplyDeleteThe accumulation of mist from morning clouds is especially important in our extended drought. I'll try to get some photos of the dampness on the plants the next time it happens.
DeleteVery pretty! Glad you stopped and took photos so I could enjoy!!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love to see the Bluebonnets! It seems like the Mountain Laurels are blooming longer than usual- which I love.
If this has inspired another great container combo I hope we'll see it in one of your posts!
DeleteSo natural looking, it almost seems designed by Mom Nature herself.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm always looking for ways to emulate the combinations we see in nature.
DeleteBeautiful. I wonder how it will look in a few weeks. That is the difficult thing about bluebonnets: waiting though the messy time as they set seed.
ReplyDeleteI know, the waiting while the weeds grow up around can take a while. It's worth it but I don't have them in the front yard for that reason. Many of my neighbors do and some new neighbors from other parts of the country have found it hard to get used to.
DeleteI love the combo of blue and orange, especially when it involves wildflowers. What a cool garden! :o)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful combination! Add the fabulously scented blooms of the Texas mountain laurel, too, and - Wowza! Hello spring!
ReplyDeletet's like a meadow in their front yard...love it.
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