Esther's Colonial and my jungle

Esther and pal

Beautiful old Texas colonial

White Amaryllis

Irish Bells

Double Knock-out

Glorious Belinda's Dream

More of Belinda

Where's the path?  What a mess.

Crepuscle - a great climber/rambler

More from the March Garden

 Belinda's Dream rose - it's HUGE

 The front yard is solid bluebonnets.

In the back yard.

 Anacacho Orchid tree with poppies.

 Lovely, lovely water.  The mornings have been so foggy and romantic looking.  Very soft.

 The creekbank on a foggy morning.

Little birdbath in the bluebonnets.

Wildflowers and Weeds Galore

 Belinda's Dream

 Carolina Jessamine

 Spiderwort and Bluebonnets - looking north.

 Bluebonnets and weeds looking south

 New Dawn roses and Artemisia by the kitchen window

 Looking south toward the kitchen garden.

 Salvia Gregii

Julia Child rose

 Blackfoot Daisy

 Lady Banks rose taking over the fence.

 Bluebonnets by the pergola

 Bluebonnets with Opuntia

Anacacho Orchid tree with four-nerve daisy and verbena

Blooming Beginnings

Sandankwa Vibernum

Primrose Jasmine

 Closeup of Primrose Jasmine

Plum tree blossoms

Lots of poppies

Soggy Day

The date palm I planted from a seed 2 years ago is still going strong.

Poppies under the bench

First rose bud of the year.

Bluebonnets and WEEDS.  Hard to tell them apart.

Everything is so green in this soppy, wonderful wet weather we are having.

Big fireant pile almost covering this small boxwood.

Long view of the perennial bed.  Lots of larkspur, poppies, four-nerve daisy, verbena, and weeds of course.

Mountain Laurel trees are loaded with blooms.  So pretty.

Another view of this Mountain Laurel

Primrose Jasmine is blooming.

The big darker green mounds are clover.    They are overtaking the bluebonnets.

How to plant a dog

• Fill a nice planter (a wire basket, say) with good potting mix
• Add some pretty blue pansies
• Place on a sunny porch
• Wait

Voila!