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Gardening in the Texas Hill Country


There is a Chinese proverb that says He who plants a garden, plants happiness.
My garden is a work in progress — it keeps me busy and happy. 
                                         — Cindy, HCMG
 

      Cindy's Garden
A Garden Created
We bought this house in 2006 as a blank slate.
It had no landscaping at all.		 A year later it looked like this.
The mostly native plants were beginning to flourish.


Here is the steep slope in 2009.


  And another view looking down the slope and
outward to our wonderful view of the Hill Country.


 The front hill is a huge challenge to groom,
so I "repell" down the hill with tools in hand.


The backyard was ugly and bare.
Then we dressed it up a bit.  Ta dah!


Then I became a Master Gardener and added a few more plants.

Sunflowers and Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
Various shapes, colors and
textures add interest to the view.


Pool-side color with Esperanza (Tecoma stans), trailing lantana (Lantana montevidensis) and Agapanthus (Agapanthus africanus)


Lion's Tail (Leonotis menthifolia)

 
 From the back property line looking toward the house you can see the transformation.

 
 
 

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