It's that time of year here in Texas - time to refresh the flower beds, trim back plants, and put in new seasonal flowers! Here in Houston, we only have about 2-3 months of downtime for the plants. Sometimes we have a hard freeze in those months, sometimes it stays mild. The other 9-10 months of the year are filled with flowers and growth. Most of the flowers struggle a little in August with the long, hot days, but then they make a comeback in September!
We had mulch put down this week, and it is the thickest layer of the richest mulch we have ever had. I think it will really help keep that moisture in the soil during the summer months. I put new flowers (impatiens) in the pots on the front porch. I also planted red begonias in the beds.
The azaleas are just finishing up their blooms.
I hope these impatiens will last in the summer heat!
Here's the back yard. Our poor camelia bushes lost all of their buds to the freeze. So no blooms for them this year. I planted impatiens in the back flower bed, and put geraniums etc. in the pots by the fireplace.
There should be assorted annual plants coming up to fill in some of the spaces back here.
The bushes in the back corner were hit hard by the freeze. We cut them way back, and we were surprised to see them starting to fill in with leaves again. I pruned the roses back at the end of January.
The roses have started blooming.
You can see some new leaves coming out. I'm hoping soon the bushes will hide the ugly power box.
Our landscaping changes a little each year,
and I can't wait to see how the plants fill in the spaces this season!
It looks gorgeous! I love spring and all the flowers!
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DeleteSo pretty! I'm afraid our bushes in the front of our house didn't make it with all the unusually cold temperatures we had in December and again in January. We won't go with the same type of plant if we have to replace them...I'm not sure what we'll do in place of them. It's so crazy that all your flowers are already blooming! I We're seeing buttercups come up here right now, which are always the first thing we have to bloom. After that are tulip trees, which I love.
ReplyDeleteWe lost most of our bushes in the big freeze 2 years ago...not a fun process to replace them!
DeleteOh it all looks so beautiful. Your yard is just so pristine looking. I only wish I had the love for yard work to keep ours looking half that good.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteYour landscaping is beautiful!! I love your roses. We have roses too but ours haven’t started blooming yet in Charlotte.
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DeleteIt all looks so beautiful! I'm so ready for green grass and full trees and all the flowers!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so lovely!!
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DeleteI need to know your secret for your roses. They are always so beautiful every year!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I think our climate here is perfect for roses, so that helps a lot!
DeleteYour home looks lovely! There's nothing better than a fresh layer of mulch and new plants to kick off Spring. I always look forward to your early Spring showcase. We can't plant flowers in pots until Mother's Day here, but your pretty plant combinations have me dreaming of gardening. Great job!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks amazing! I don't have a green thumb, but Travis loves yardwork.
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