Early summer flowers popping, deer fawning

Flowers are blooming and fawns are appearing in the garden. It’s the transition from spring to summer, a time of abundance.… Read More

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Before the stifling heat dome settles over Texas later this week from now until October, I’ve been racing from one garden to the next across Austin and beyond, from San Antonio to Blanco to Dallas. Fun? Absolutely! But also, my gosh, I have a ton of pictures to winnow and edit and round up into blog posts. Even though garden-tour season in Texas is now pretty much over until fall, I’ll be posting about my recent excursions for the next several weeks. But first, a quick look ’round my own garden as it transitions from spring into summer.

Let’s start on the shady side of the back garden, where purple oxalis is looking pretty, whether in turquoise…

…or dark-gray pots. Purple oxalis is one of my favorite shade plants for containers. Just look at those gorgeous, two-tone leaves and delicate lilac flowers. It’s worth elevating.

My cacti are flowering too. I repotted this mammillaria this spring, and it rewarded me with a growth spurt and showy orange flowers.