April is a wonderful time in Texas! Every week, my garden has something new to celebrate.
My front bed, that was full of blues and purple last week from my bluebonnets and verbena, has now added a pop of yellow from the Jerusalem sage and Calyolophus.
Jerusalem Sage is now one of my go-to plants. It is as tough as nails, gorgeous in the spring, and adds a nice bit of fuzzy grey-green the rest of the year. Plus it is a very fast grower. The one above is the first one I planted four years ago. The one in the front bed is two or three years old, and I have just planted two more in my new beds.
In the back bed, a brand new climbing Blaze rose is in bloom. Dave found this guy sitting forlornly in the clearance section of Lowes, and picked it up for. A great example of why I always prefer a potted plant to a bouquet of flowers. A year later and his gift is still bringing me smiles :)
Whirling Guara used to not be a favorite of mine, until I learned that it looks way better planted en masse, than as a single flower. So now I have two different lines of them in my front bed. Another tough-as-nails plant!
And below is another look at my little roadrunner statue. last week he was surrounded by blue and purple. Today there is a pop of yellow to light his back! You can hardly even seem him, in the middle of this photo.
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