The Landscaper

Autumn in Houston can be just the best. Not too cold and not too hot.
Perfect weather is what I would call it. A certain briskness in the air, suddenly I see more people out walking their dogs and couples holding hands while taking their walks.
Plenty of flowing moss blowing in the breeze, as you see here.

Here is the Templet project after a spruce up for the season.

This property faces East and can handle full sun or partial shade.
The palms are Dwarf Pygmy Dates and will not stay small forever but will look great for a very long time.
We will transplant them later when we are ready for a change.


Decorative Cabbage and Kale are wonderful accents for the cooler weather.
We also added some Sweet Alyssum for some white.
This is newly installed but will fill out the space quickly and will look even better in a couple weeks!

Dark green, gray, dark purple, silvery green and white are the color elements we used here.
A good combination.

November is almost here and the weather has been perfect for landscaping and gardening.
You can plant most anything you would in the Spring, just remember deciduous varieties will lose foliage around this time and until the last frost in late February.
Be aware of cold sensitive varieties like Gingers,many tropicals & decorative grasses will go dormant.
Feel free to ask me about anything you are not sure of.
The Fall season is actually better for planting in Houston, since it gets so hot in the Summer here. The plantings have more opportunity to develop a good strong root system before the extreme heat sets in.
Varieties of Roses, Azaleas, Camellias, Junipers and many herbs & veggies love cooler weather.

Get out and have some fun!

Happy Gardening!

It is Tuesday and we managed to get the new seasonal plantings in.
The main focus has been the Smith building and I received a thumbs up from Mr Centeno today. That was a good feeling.
It was brought to my attention that the next priority will be "Galveston" Hmmmm????

Moving right along on this Thursday. We went out on a limb.



























It was time to start trimming the trees damaged from Ike.




























We noticed lots of men in uniform walking around.
It felt like a military base.

I am new to this old world of blogging, so please bare with me.

Having no idea what to expect, I am really hoping to meet like-minded individuals through this blog & by taking this opportunity to help teach others about anything from how to plant native and habitat attracting plants, that in turn, help the environment.

Within this blog I will be introducing some of my favorite plants - and there is no time like the present to mention my first.


"Curcuma Australisica" Ginger, for the plant of the week.

A spring and fall bloomer, likes a humid climate and a partial sun environment.




And a shout out to my friends Deb Smail & Dawn Houser for believing in me and giving me the inspiration to start this new blog.


Happy Gardening!