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May 10, 2020
In early April I took a wildflower-hunting drive through the country east of Austin. I ended up driving out to Brenham and past The Antique Rose Emporium, which was open to visitors, so I stopped for a quick tour of the gardens, socially distanced of course. The fuchsia pennants of Byzantine gladiolus were flying.
Cottage garden charm around one of ARE’s many outbuildings
A zen moment
Jerusalem sage flowering under a leaning tree — some sort of fruit tree perhaps?
The purple greenhouse
Borage
Brick labyrinth and rose trellis-tower
Multicolored bottle tree and a cast-iron squirrel finial on a purple fence
A bottle tree is a must-have for any Southern garden, and ARE’s tree is tall and colorful.
The nursery tables and arch made of braided terracotta pots
A pot of succulents within a pot of succulents
In an orchard across the road, orange-red Indian paintbrush pooled amid green grass studded with pale-pink flowers.
Last winter’s berries still adorned a possumhaw holly, even as spring wildflowers sprang up at its feet.
Some of you reading this have been plunged back into winter this weekend, but spring will return soon. Meanwhile, Austin is enjoying a late-season, lovely cool day before we plunge back into early summer.
I welcome your comments; please scroll to the end of this post to leave one. If you’re reading this in a subscription email, click here to visit Digging and find the comment box at the end of each post.
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In early April I took a wildflower-hunting drive through the country east of Austin. I ended up driving out to Brenham and past The Antique Rose Emporium, which was open to visitors, so I stopped for a quick tour of the gardens, socially distanced of course. The fuchsia pennants of Byzantine gladiolus were flying.
Cottage garden charm around one of ARE’s many outbuildings
A zen moment
Jerusalem sage flowering under a leaning tree — some sort of fruit tree perhaps?
The purple greenhouse
Borage
Brick labyrinth and rose trellis-tower
Multicolored bottle tree and a cast-iron squirrel finial on a purple fence
A bottle tree is a must-have for any Southern garden, and ARE’s tree is tall and colorful.
The nursery tables and arch made of braided terracotta pots
A pot of succulents within a pot of succulents
In an orchard across the road, orange-red Indian paintbrush pooled amid green grass studded with pale-pink flowers.
Last winter’s berries still adorned a possumhaw holly, even as spring wildflowers sprang up at its feet.
Some of you reading this have been plunged back into winter this weekend, but spring will return soon. Meanwhile, Austin is enjoying a late-season, lovely cool day before we plunge back into early summer.
I welcome your comments; please scroll to the end of this post to leave one. If you’re reading this in a subscription email, click here to visit Digging and find the comment box at the end of each post.
_______________________
Digging Deeper: News and Upcoming Events
Join the mailing list for Garden Spark! Hungry to learn about garden design from the experts? I’m hosting a series of talks by inspiring garden designers, landscape architects, and authors a few times a year. Held in Austin, the talks are limited-attendance events that sell out quickly, so join the Garden Spark email list to be notified in advance. Simply click this link and ask to be added.
All material © 2020 by Pam Penick for Digging. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
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