Tag Archives: perennial
Culinary Gardens Austin
It’s Easier Than You Think What do all of these beautiful dishes (above) have in common? Everything fresh came from my garden. Culinary gardens can either be in a raised bed or among the perennial plants, but in either case the key to success is the proper plant selection and lots of compost. You can …
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 …
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 …
Yellow Flowers for Central Texas
Love the color yellow but you’re not quite sure which plants are right for your space? I am here to help, this is a quick list of some of my favorite yellow flowers for Central Texas that are Xeriscape and low maintenance. Yellow Daylily Edible from head to toe, the Daylily is a profusion of …