We're still way behind where we should be at this time of year for rainfall,
but Central Texas has been blessed with some mild temps and a little bit of rain that has
helped my yard discover it wants to live!
but Central Texas has been blessed with some mild temps and a little bit of rain that has
helped my yard discover it wants to live!
One day I mercilessly trimmed the landscaping and re-mulched.
Everything is coming back so pretty!
The lantana is spilling over to the sidewalk.
You can't kill Wandering Jew - it's an invasive species here and once you plant it,
you've got it. But I love it, so I don't mind it one bit.
These salvia plants I thought were goners for sure.
And now they look like they are spreading.
All the sage required was a trim and they filled out nicely.
Pretty soon they will be attracting hummingbirds and bumblebees.
And butterflies! They are everywhere!
The jasmine the neighbor planted on a trellis scents my yard with the most incredible perfume.
I feel a little guilty that we're the ones getting to enjoy it.
The fig tree has gone wacko.
Really, at the end of the last two summers I thought it was dead.
And that was with me watering it a lot...
More Wandering Jew. I love it under the trees.
*****
I still have a lot of lawn maintenance to do - spreading top soil and seeding some bare spots. But if this trend of a little rain here and there keeps up, we should be able to hang on to our yard fairly easily this summer.
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