This Week in my Garden - April 13th

This is probably the prettiest week of the whole year in the garden. I had a small spiderwort at the front of the house that never did well. Then last year, I found one growing in the porch garden bed. This year, they have filled, and spread to other beds.

My roses are in full bloom, climbing the back fence and draping over the pond. The bluebonnets are in force, but balanced by the Jerusalem sage, and Calylophus.

Everything is budding out, and the grass is green.

This year, instead of mowing the side yard, I just mowed small paths through the wildflowers, and left the rest to bloom and grow.

Today, when I was walking around and looking at everything, lo and behold, I found an Antelope horn milkweed growing in the middle of the yard! I little exclaimed out loud in excitement.  I have probably spent hundreds of dollars trying to grow milkweed in my gardens. And the only one that still lives is the Zizotes milkweed growing in the bed closest to the driveway.

So to see this gorgeous plant growing randomly in the middle of the yard was sooo exciting!