Aym, I've never grown the Beautyberry before. I've been chatting with other TX gardeners who say they are lovely in a garden background as a backdrop for lower plants. They say they are easy to grow and I'm hoping the "easy" part is the key word there. Verdun, you would NOT like our searing heat for 6 months out of the year. It's a killer for some flowers unless watered daily (some twice a day) and relentless from May to the end of September or late October. Makes for a hefty water bill most months. I've entertained the notion of digging a well, but since Temple sits atop the Edward Limestone Plateau that runs through the center of the state, that might be both challenging and expensive. So until I strike it rich, no well for me and I just cough up the $$ to the city water suppliers. About 6-7 years back, we had drought conditions with temps in the triple digits up to 105º for around 90 days straight! Many people lost boxwood shrubs, red-tip photinnias, euonymous, young trees, flowers and even mature trees despite regular watering. My yard man lost an oak tree that was around 100 years old he said. But when Mother nature is kinder in Summer, we do grow some lovely and colorful wildflowers and plants here. The Lady Byrd Johnson Wildflower Center is not too far from here around Austin and I'm planning on visiting one of these days.
Don't think I've ever seen Agastaches before in the States. But after Googling, they sure are pretty. Kind of remind me of Delphiniums, Salvias and Sages.
I've finally placed my order: cosmos Purity and Dazzler, Ammi majus, scabious Black Cat, verbena Burgundy, heliotrope Midnight Sky, Convolvulus mauritanicus, sweet pea Prince Edward of York, wild sweet pea, and lots of veg seeds, including four different tomatoes. Spring, here I come!
Made a visit to Longacres, just in perfect time as the rain finished. I brought a 2L Delphinium Blue Bird, horticultural grit, 9cm Oriental Poppy Beauty of Livermere, borage seeds & a big bug hotel reduced from £15 to 99p.. bargains!
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Aym, I've never grown the Beautyberry before. I've been chatting with other TX gardeners who say they are lovely in a garden background as a backdrop for lower plants. They say they are easy to grow and I'm hoping the "easy" part is the key word there.
Verdun, you would NOT like our searing heat for 6 months out of the year. It's a killer for some flowers unless watered daily (some twice a day) and relentless from May to the end of September or late October. Makes for a hefty water bill most months. I've entertained the notion of digging a well, but since Temple sits atop the Edward Limestone Plateau that runs through the center of the state, that might be both challenging and expensive. So until I strike it rich, no well for me and I just cough up the $$ to the city water suppliers. About 6-7 years back, we had drought conditions with temps in the triple digits up to 105º for around 90 days straight! Many people lost boxwood shrubs, red-tip photinnias, euonymous, young trees, flowers and even mature trees despite regular watering. My yard man lost an oak tree that was around 100 years old he said. But when Mother nature is kinder in Summer, we do grow some lovely and colorful wildflowers and plants here. The Lady Byrd Johnson Wildflower Center is not too far from here around Austin and I'm planning on visiting one of these days. 
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Don't think I've ever seen Agastaches before in the States. But after Googling, they sure are pretty. Kind of remind me of Delphiniums, Salvias and Sages.
I've finally placed my order: cosmos Purity and Dazzler, Ammi majus, scabious Black Cat, verbena Burgundy, heliotrope Midnight Sky, Convolvulus mauritanicus, sweet pea Prince Edward of York, wild sweet pea, and lots of veg seeds, including four different tomatoes. Spring, here I come!
2nd lot of dahlias now arrived from Sarah raven
just need time to plant them now!
ordered a moss rose from peter beales as 35% off
it is called common moss
I know you're just being polite Verdun as know you don't like roses ?
How is your one doing that you planted for your dear mum?
That sounds perfect Verdun except the moving to NZ bit!
Made a visit to Longacres, just in perfect time as the rain finished. I brought a 2L Delphinium Blue Bird, horticultural grit, 9cm Oriental Poppy Beauty of Livermere, borage seeds & a big bug hotel reduced from £15 to 99p.. bargains!