The Wonder, the Weeds and the Why in an Austin garden

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Phew! That's One Fugly Duck

There's no happy ending here folks. He's going to stay this way I fear. Seemed a little out of place amidst such delicate surroundings

, but maybe he was there for contrast?

Bamboo Water Feature

Water trickles in until the bamboo pole is full and then it tips up and the water flows out and it
clunks back down and starts over again.... pretty cool, eh?

Sea Anemone or flowers?

These were quite remarkable. VERY tiny, and looked like something you would find under the sea rather than in a Japanese garden. I don't know what it is. Do you?

Blossoms

A mist of white spread on the trees. Now sigh gently. That is what it was like.

While in Houston this past weekend I went to the Japanese Garden in Hermann Park... and yes, I wondered if I had arrived in Heaven. So go ahead, enlarge the pictures, thrust yourself through the screen and wallow in these blossoms the way I did (figuratively speaking, o.k., I didn't make a spectacle of myself, and neither should you.)

There were so many different plants and shrubs and trees in bloom, it was well worth dying for and visiting the promised land. But it was a brief stay, and then I came thudding back down to earth, and returned to my more humdrum, and far less ethereal existence...

HOWEVER,

When I arrived back home, I went out to check on my much more slowly burgeoning garden, only to find these exquisite specimens turning their faces to the sun. So eat your heart out Japanese Garden! I have my own tiny glimpse of heaven right here in my

back yard.

Really now, have you EVER seen anything as beautiful as these peach blossoms?

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Reigning Queen of the Garden

Lily lords it over the land, sitting regally on her thronely stump. She is thinking, "I rule over all I survey; I must see further so my kingdom will grow! Why, oh why, am I limited to this stumpish throne?"

'Get over yerself Yertle', I say, and inside we go.

Signs of Life

The gentle rain is doing a great job coaxing out new baby growth. Right now I practically need a microscope to see some of them, but the real test is always: when can I see the new growth from the kitchen window.
Check it out!