Around the sales office

LaVerne's maroon poppies.

Yellow columbine with Old Blush.

Red columbine in full bloom.

More and more every day

The Almond Verbena (Aloysia virgata) by the Gift Shop is always blooming. With the rains and couple days of respite from the heat it is now an amazing thing to behold. The heavy almond scent carries throughout the nursery.


Mrs. Dudley Cross with Old Blush (pink) behind on the right. The blue flowers on the right are Salvia farinacea (Mealy Blue Salvia).

Garden is all planted. Veggie plants in the background and a little row of radishes freshly sprouting along the border.

Lenten Rose

Flower buds are said to resemble a rose bud before opening. Pulling up her face for a picture, Helleborus orientalis always provides a flower for me in my own garden just as Lent is ending. (Wish we had received these plants earlier so everyone could experience this.)

Plant in shade in South Central Texas as it will burn in the sun. If you have to transplant, it will take quite some time to recover.

Here are some more shots of the nursery, taken Friday. Not really liking the color this camera gives me. But it is the small one I can put in my pocket.

Red on left are double maroon poppies, yellow is columbine. Pink rose is Old Blush. Blue is Salvia farinacea.

Bottle tree in full bloom. Pink by the cedar fence is a Dianthus called Amazon Neon "Rose Magic". I will get a closer shot for you today. Pink rose on the arbor in the center is Cecile Brunner Climber.

Hedge of Old Blush at Hacienda

Archduke Charles is the red peeking out directly behind this hedge of Old Blush.

April 2nd

Cooler start to the morning, a little mist in the air. This is a view of Old Blush on the back side of the Sales Office.