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Agarita

Agarita, Lisa LaPaso

Interesting Foliage, Flowers and Fruit. Agarita is an evergreen, native plant of  Texas. Boasting tri-leaved blue-ish green/grey foliage, yellow flowers and edible red fruit that is great for jams and jellies.  Drought Tolerant and Deer Resistant  Agarita is deer resistant and super drought tolerant. It’s an excellent Xeriscape plant that works well in a myriad …

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Evergreen Plants for the Austin Landscape

Gopher Plant

While in the middle of a Central Texas “winter”, you’ll quickly notice a pattern of freezing/thawing/hot/repeat. If you think it’s confusing for you, imagine how your plants feel. Evergreen plants for Austin are more interesting than you may think.  It’s especially frustrating when plants are in full bloom, then we get a hard freeze and …

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Best Herbs and Edibles for Shade

Many of my clients have the idea that food has to be in isolated beds. This is only true if you use chemicals. If you’re organic, food can be EVERYWHERE! The garden below is all edible. The seed puffs are bolted lettuce that will reseed for me next winter. This edible bed consists of rainbow …

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Look Ma, No Hands!

Remember when you were little and everything you ever did needed to be acknowledged and every question had to be answered even if it was the 17th time? Most of us still like to be acknowledged for our special talents or even our quirks when only a close friend could know it. Plants are the …

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What Plants Do I Choose?

In a state like Texas with our crazy heat, all the rain or none at all, even the plants themselves are confused; so how could you know where to begin. The truth is if you are in the Central Texas, Austin or surrounding area, you could call me for a consultation and I could just …

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