Over the winter we (Andrew) pulled out the burning bush in the back triangle. We (Andrew) did a lot of work to transplant them last year, and they survived and even thrived. They have some positives going for them: they do really well in Texas and they have flowers on them until almost November. However, we just don't like them. They get really big and out of control, they are just sticks until May, and they seem to attract ants. So we now have none of them on our property, down from 5 or 6 when we moved in.
Last year I learned a lot back here about what worked well and what didn't. Hopefully I learned from my mistakes. I'm trying to not block the sprinkers, have fewer types of plants but more of them, and plan so that I have color more of the time. Pretty lofty goals if you ask me.
I'm sticking to reds and yellows back here. I planted two verbena in the very front. They should stay pretty low, which is good. Last year I planted some Zinnias and they got huge and blocked the sprinkler in the front. Whoops. The only problem with verbena is that Andrew thinks they look messy. I love them though.
You can see two salvias, which lasted from last year, and in between them I put pinks. Hopefully they do okay here- my mom said they do well for her! Along the back I moved all the bulbs I could find from last years gladiolus, and then I also just planted some sunflower seeds. In between the pinks and the sunflowers I spred some seeds for zinnias. Hopefully things grow!
Last year I learned a lot back here about what worked well and what didn't. Hopefully I learned from my mistakes. I'm trying to not block the sprinkers, have fewer types of plants but more of them, and plan so that I have color more of the time. Pretty lofty goals if you ask me.
I'm sticking to reds and yellows back here. I planted two verbena in the very front. They should stay pretty low, which is good. Last year I planted some Zinnias and they got huge and blocked the sprinkler in the front. Whoops. The only problem with verbena is that Andrew thinks they look messy. I love them though.
You can see two salvias, which lasted from last year, and in between them I put pinks. Hopefully they do okay here- my mom said they do well for her! Along the back I moved all the bulbs I could find from last years gladiolus, and then I also just planted some sunflower seeds. In between the pinks and the sunflowers I spred some seeds for zinnias. Hopefully things grow!
Almost everything lasted over the winter here so this hasn't changed much. I did add three coreopsis because my one out front did really well.
This is by the shed. We added a hammock. It it super comfy - the company that makes them is in South Padre, and although we didn't buy it when we were there in April, it still can be a reminder of our visit!
I had some impatiens left over from the ones outside the dining room window so I added them to the shed window box for some color.
For the veggie garden, we've got two types of tomatoes (cherries and bigger ones), two basil plants, 1 cilantro plant, and some corn. The neighborhood is also starting a community garden and we've requested a plot in there, so hopefully I can try some squash and some peppers this year also. Andrew wants okra- we'll see!
This was a surprise- my dad was coming down and my mom called the day before and offered their purple martin house. Their trees are too big now, so they won't get any purple martins anymore. I had looked into getting one before, so I was excited. It's open and awaiting the scouts now, so hopefully we'll get some! They eat mosquitoes and bugs, so I'd be thrilled if we had a family in our condo.
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