Stop and Smell the Flowers
The first ten miles of my daily commute is a reminder of why I moved to the country. Here in the Texas Hill Country there is something blooming most of the year.
I started this blog with the idea that I would write about the things I saw as the seasons change. Great idea but right now I'm about a month behind in tracking to early spring show. Part of the reason is that sometimes I have make a stop and take a closer look at a flower in order to identify it and since it seems I'm always running late that stop doesn't happen.
Yesterday I came home early and stopped to identify the yellow flowers that are so prolific along the roadside right now. Yellow seems to be the most common flower color along our roads and one needs to literally stop and smell the flowers to make an accurate id.
Right now we're seeing the spring bloom of yellow bitterweed. While I was figuring that out I spotted wild garlic, blue gila, (I think) some sort of fleabane and, of course, bluebonnets. All this within a few feet, well worth the stop.
BLUEBONNETS AND THOSE PRETTY YELLOW FLOWERS HERE IN UTOPIA. ANYONE EVER DONE SQ.FT.GARDENING? MY EMAIL duvall@swtexas.net ANY ADVICE APPRECIATED. HAVE 2 4X4 BOXES STARTED.ANYONE EVER USE THE COMMUNITY GARDEN BETWN. UTOPIA AND SABINAL ON 187? GOOD FOOD?
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Is that what they are? I have the Enquist wildflower book, and have found it extremely useful for identification, but don't always bring it along. There are so darn many yellow daisies in the compositae that I gave up!
I hope it's okay that I'm placing this journal in the Austin Gardening Links on my garden blog - you'll be in good company:)
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
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Thanks, Annie. I 'd love the link. I should have written earlier, I'll be adding a whole new section for local links to the website and, of course, I'll be linking to your lovely site.
You must be in NW Austin, I recognize that wisteria!
Sorry, Peggy, I don't know much about square foot gardening but I do know there are some books on the subject.
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You guessed right - NW Austin it is.
We also had the same idea about making a section with links to Central Texas garden blogs and websites. There are a lot of writers around this area!
Annie
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It is amazing just how much color you can find along the roadside even near towns and cities, it makes the journey so much more pleasant.
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Very well said, the nature is our mother and we just need to admire her, take inspiration from it's beauty and try to keep it's grace as it is and never harm it.
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Bluebonnets are my favorite for sure! I just love all the wild flowers and the weather. I lay in the pool, relax, and look out at the hills with all their wonderful colors.
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