tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31716379.post4129935985104023703..comments2024-01-08T12:44:41.511-05:00Comments on The Grackle: Fall Purples and YellowsLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04963437932419275984noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31716379.post-91213458431622299482009-10-05T08:59:49.768-05:002009-10-05T08:59:49.768-05:00with all the rain odd things have been springing u...with all the rain odd things have been springing up in my garden without me knowing they have ever been there. The golden lantana is lovely right now and I even like the horseherb. Maybe because we had nothing but crispy brown anything all summer. Loved your pictures.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200245194489874517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31716379.post-52120922842613604502009-10-05T07:44:23.506-05:002009-10-05T07:44:23.506-05:00I try to focus on natives, but I'm not a puris...I try to focus on natives, but I'm not a purist either, and I'm willing to accept a few Texas-wide or American native plants. Some plants just have incredible wildlife benefits, so I give them a try. More than anything, it's invasives I try to avoid, as well as hybridized versions of the natives I want. That latter isn't always possible, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31716379.post-7152211904273333782009-10-04T15:31:24.391-05:002009-10-04T15:31:24.391-05:00Great combinations! The goldenrod just showed up i...Great combinations! The goldenrod just showed up in my east Austin garden, so it must think it's native.LindaCTGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177442713100751193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31716379.post-51465713092022340012009-10-01T22:05:13.858-05:002009-10-01T22:05:13.858-05:00It's funny, I noticed that today as well. And...It's funny, I noticed that today as well. And they are so beautiful together. I have tried some Buttercream lantana to insert some soft yellow and really like that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029244567686979589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31716379.post-91463502494911758932009-09-29T22:00:01.107-05:002009-09-29T22:00:01.107-05:00It's easy to slip into thinking of the well-ad...It's easy to slip into thinking of the well-adapted plants as natives since they grow so easily here. This is why being a purist isn't necessarily a good thing when it comes to gardening.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31716379.post-34542409814991319862009-09-29T21:45:06.961-05:002009-09-29T21:45:06.961-05:00Beautiful flowers and color combinations. Sometime...Beautiful flowers and color combinations. Sometimes you don't have to be a native to flourish or to fit in!Merrilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793809153458406200noreply@blogger.com