Pass Along Plants

 The Summer Phlox, Canna Lily, and Mexican Petunia are easy plants to pass along to friends and relatives.  All I do is dig them up and put them in place and almost 100 percent of the time they start growing .  And since they are perennials, they spread, multiply and come back the next year.  In the case of the Mexican Petunia, it is considered invasive, so I have to thin it out often.  It can be very hard to dig out all of the roots so I have to stay on top of this plant.  Bee Balm is very easy to start.  I just pull up one and stick in the ground and it starts growing.  The fragrance is very nice.  Bee Balm is considered a herb.  All of the plants mentioned here were given to me by family members and friends.   Lilies are another great plant for passing along since they need to be divided every few years.  I always wanted some of the heirloom iris.  Well, I was lucky enough to have mentioned this to a friend and he came over with two bags that he was discarding. "Ask and you will receive"




Summer Phlox and Mexican Petunia

 


Canna Lily, Angel Face Floribunda Rose, African Daisy

  

Bee Balm with Canna Lily and Mauve Angel Face Rose

  

Mexican Petunia and Pink Velour Crape Myrtle

   

Our Place

We have lived in rural North Texas since August 2010.  There was nothing but a home on one acre with the only plants being weeds and a tree line of native Hackberry trees on the back of our lot.  This is some of what we have managed to create in less than two years.  It has been a labor of love for me, my husband and our large sheltie, Maggie.  I will journal our progress with thoughts and photos.



One of our neighbors at the back tree line

Here are some photos of the gardens, which are a work in progress.  Most of the work was done by my husband, me and Maggie (she loves to work in the garden)

Chicago Peace Rose in  Bird bath bed



Bird bath Garden bed



Bird bath garden bed




East fence border with roses and honeysuckle

This East shrub border has a hodgepodge of Abelia, Crape Myrtle, Forsythia, shrub Roses, Various Hollies, and Spirea



East Shrub Border