Photo: Hydrangea
In the new schedule, I plan on posting a photo on Monday of each week. The house I rented in Virginia from 2002 – 2005 had lovely hydrangea in front.
These were prolific bloomers, and I want to include them in our landscaping scheme as we plan for the Central Texas house. I’m not doing any landscaping until we finish painting the house, so we have time to contemplate what we want and where we want it.
In addition to the hydrangea, I want some roses (we have a durable antique rose bush by the garage in San Antonio that we want to move up here), some short sage (I don’t want to do a lot of trimming), and some perennials. I also want to do some edible plants, but we haven’t decided which ones yet.
I have two greenhouses in the garage that hubby needs to install for me (we’ll probably assemble them together), but, like most things, there is a domino effect of things that must be accomplished before we can establish the greenhouse foundations and assemble the greenhouses on them.
What are some of your favorite, hardy, easy-to-care-for plants (suitable for regular doses of hundred degree heat)?
I have a dwarf burning bush that I love for the bright fall color. It seems hardy but I’m not sure if it is Texas hardy. I miss the azaleas from my time in Houston–do you have space for those?
I like the idea of dwarf. Presumably that means reducing trimming requirements. Azaleas are possible. We haven’t decided yet. I’d like the hydrangeas and some dwarf version of sage.
I think hydrangeas are beautiful, but I didn’t think they were sun hardy. Good to know. I like marigolds, which like the sun a lot.
I think this is the third summer for the dwarf burning bush and it hasn’t needed a trim yet.
Having just trimmed a bunch of rapidly growing shrubbery, I’m even more thrilled to hear that. I’ll definitely be looking into this for our landscaping plans. If it fits this region, that would make it a potential keeper.
I caught an article where the Columbus Arboretum has declared burning bush an invasive species and is removing it from their inventory. (Not ALL varieties of burning bush fit that criteria). If you’re interested, here’s the article: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/02/09/snuff-out-burning-bush.html