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Category: New Yard | Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:40 am

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We bought a new house in May 2007. It had the basic bed up front, but nothing else. So I am excited to have a blank canvas to get started on this spring and have many plans drawn up.

I managed to plant the Miss Bateman clematis just prior to actually moving in, and it has done very well blooming a second time right now. She is loaded with buds and blooms. I took the photo this morning which is my ID pic.

My yellow Brugmansia has dwindled down and stopped blooming with the colder weather we've had recently, so I am wintering it until after the cold months to come. We usually have a pretty cold February into March here in Texas. The top blooms at one time where 37 10" long fragrant blossoms...it was amazing. I can't wait until this year to see what it will produce.


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Frank wrote on Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:14 am:

What a great looking home, well done!
Nice to see you starting your own blog budagardener, hope you enjoy writing to it from time to time :)

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eileen wrote on Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:16 am:

What a beautiful looking home and garden you have budagardener. I love both datura and brugmansias but they don't do well outside in our Scottish climate. I do have a variety of clematis though that do very well.

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Netty wrote on Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:24 pm:

Congratulations on the purchase of your new home...it's very nice.
A blank canvas...what fun!

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Penny wrote on Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:22 pm:

Looks great and what a nice clean slate to start from!!

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zuzu's petals wrote on Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:53 pm:

Congrats on your new home!
It looks just charming, and with your creative touches
in the gardens,
I'm sure it will become more beautiful with each season to come.

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budagardener wrote on Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:16 am:

Thanks everyone. The backyard is barren....I planted just one oak, two red tip phetonia and one butterfly bush in May, but waiting anxiously for spring for adding raised beds and a deck. I'll be posting photos as things progress and asking for advice I am sure!
Years ago I belonged to another garden forum and just a heads up, I am an avid seed collector and trader.

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bsewnsew wrote on Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:57 am:

Aren't you into palm trees down there.. They appear quite popular.. How about a few fruit trees??
Congradulation on the nice home.. Green and white show each other off.. As do flowers.

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budagardener wrote on Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:08 am:

There are not too many palms in my area bsewnsew that I have seen available.

As far as fruit trees, I would love to plant pears and apple, but don't those require a good hard winter freeze to produce fruit? I was born and raised in Ohio, and we had cherry, apple, pear, peaches all around. I miss that!!!

I did order a lilac that is supposed to be heat tolerant in my zone....we shall see. That is my favorite memory of grandma's house back in Perrysburg!

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