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The elegant Pepper Garden with a water view
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The elegant Pepper Garden with a water view
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April 2004
April 28, 2004Here are some images of the back garden. View from the back porch Note that a Mexican plum is in leaf in front of the slide, where the smoke tree used to be. Beneath it, in flower, are Gulf Coast penstemons. Close-up of Gulf Coast penstemons and an …
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March 2004
March 17, 2004 Mexican feathergrass and damianita The Mexican feathergrass and damianita that I planted along the street come to life beautifully in the early spring. Feathergrass is true to its name, and I can’t help running my fingers through the feathery tops when I walk by. The damianita, which …
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Spring—Fall 2003
October 31, 2003 Spring 2003—Vitex in full bloom The second spring brought tremendous growth to the garden. The vitex, shown above, tripled in size and looked lovely with purple spires tipping each lush branch. The sign beneath it was given to me by the city of Austin’s Green Garden program, …
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Fall 2001—Fall 2002
October 16, 2002 August 2001—New fence and limestone courtyard This is the front yard, as it appeared in the summer of 2001. The St. Augustine/Bermuda lawn was mostly dead, thanks to a hot, dry summer with no water and an application of Round-Up. The wood-and-wire fence and the courtyard/path went …