tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post3441706754750799362..comments2024-03-17T12:44:23.924-05:00Comments on Tropical Texana: The TEXAS COTTAGE GARDEN: 50 PLANTS THAT LOOK GOOD ALL WINTER (Part 1)Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-9983632744470780982014-04-11T20:47:44.048-05:002014-04-11T20:47:44.048-05:00Really love all the photos, awesome garden. But, I...Really love all the photos, awesome garden. But, IMHO spearmint is a big mistake, mint is very invasive.Artlife.ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00652207890017185621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-532365834086428742014-03-26T13:01:54.970-05:002014-03-26T13:01:54.970-05:00I use oregano as a ground cover here in Taylor, to...I use oregano as a ground cover here in Taylor, too. It's nice and healthy now and even spread over the winter.Bobbi A. Chukran, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678371925926783260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-39276165357787611342014-02-14T21:25:38.410-06:002014-02-14T21:25:38.410-06:00This is a nice list of plants and although my gard...This is a nice list of plants and although my garden here in London has actually been warmer than yours this winter, with no frost or snow at all, it has been much wetter – as in MUCH wetter. I don’t think any of these plants would have liked my water saturated soil, even if it is more than warm enough – I think they would prefer to stay in the Texas and surrounding area <br /><br />I have however fuchsias still in flower from last autumn and the first rhododendron has started to flower. All the spring bulbs are up and it is definitely more spring than winter in my garden. I am going to take your tip about oregano though, I thought about it last year too when I saw someone had it on their blog, but didn’t get around to get some. This year I will definitely get some so I can stop buying the dried stuff!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-69707947322321617632014-02-04T08:14:35.501-06:002014-02-04T08:14:35.501-06:00Your garden looks wonderful - I'm amazed how w...Your garden looks wonderful - I'm amazed how well it survived all the freezes. And I can't believe your lantana is still blooming! I'm hoping mine haven't died in these temperatures. Your gazania is gorgeous! How nice to have a hot colored bloom in the middle of winter!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-28775305037496484082014-02-03T10:35:21.792-06:002014-02-03T10:35:21.792-06:00That's good information for Gulf Coast gardene...That's good information for Gulf Coast gardeners! One of the stalwarts in my garden is Barbados Cherry. Other than a little bit of leaf burn, those plants sailed through the cold spells. Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-86181760014886534892014-02-03T07:26:07.753-06:002014-02-03T07:26:07.753-06:00Your garden missed the hard freezes. :( I'm ju...Your garden missed the hard freezes. :( I'm just outside of town in Montgomery county and a lot of things were kicked back a bit---or completely toast. Hopefully in March I'll see some new growth.Mistihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152831329347482311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-29294852730929983232014-02-02T10:17:59.709-06:002014-02-02T10:17:59.709-06:00Informative post and nice that you can have perenn...Informative post and nice that you can have perennials that we have dormant in winter. Structure is so important in the garden, especially during the colder months.Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-47872626150758396362014-02-01T21:30:09.824-06:002014-02-01T21:30:09.824-06:00Your 'Mexican aloe' resembles A. grandiden...Your 'Mexican aloe' resembles A. grandidentata; has it ever bloomed? Thanks for the ID on the Agave lophantha 'Splendida' - I have a passalong and forgot to write down what it was!Caroline/Shovel-Ready Gardenhttp://shovelreadygarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-54905577801697739632014-02-01T20:42:08.806-06:002014-02-01T20:42:08.806-06:00Thanks for this list - I just found your blog and ...Thanks for this list - I just found your blog and really appreciate your posts. I live in San Antonio and will be putting in a new garden this spring. Your list is very helpful. Also, I might recommend a book by Mary Irish, Perennials for the Southwest - She gives lots of good information that is specific to our area.Judith Scharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629065670753694883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-15817763749551142402014-02-01T19:42:59.827-06:002014-02-01T19:42:59.827-06:00Wow, you have quite a bit of good looking green th...Wow, you have quite a bit of good looking green things still going on in the garden, and even a couple blooms (though I'm not quite sure that bluebonnet plant tag counts)! That Aechmea 'Burgundy' is quite pretty. I only have some evergreen trees to give some green in the garden, but at least the snow is covering up much of the brown ugliness for now!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-82640391841102571252014-02-01T16:08:11.480-06:002014-02-01T16:08:11.480-06:00Nice selection there, not all may be hardy here bu...Nice selection there, not all may be hardy here but a good list altogether!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-20413720735432938842014-02-01T15:26:44.128-06:002014-02-01T15:26:44.128-06:00That is the nice thing about this area, something ...That is the nice thing about this area, something is always green. I was just working on a post of my survivors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876534142667059931.post-42341158200806441102014-02-01T14:45:25.755-06:002014-02-01T14:45:25.755-06:00Your plants look great considering all the freezin...Your plants look great considering all the freezing rain. The plant in the top right of the first series might be bulbine.<br /><br />I can contribute that San Antonio has been much colder than Houston with a low so far of 20F and several days remaining below freezing for most of the daylight hours and overnight. The agaves and cactus still look pretty good but the lantana is toast. Nepeta has surprised me by remaining green so I will plant more of it this year. The nasella is brown but should green up in the spring. Macho mocha stays in the ground but is not too happy about that arrangement at the moment. Rosemary and oregano always stick around through the worst of it and continue to bloom which helps a lot. 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