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First Trellis Plants Purchased

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I sent Ron to the Natural Gardener and Barton Springs Nursery today to search for the trees and vines that I selected to plant in the upper trellis beds. Much to my delight, he was able to find everything I wanted. We didn’t have time to plant them this evening, but we placed them in the locations where they will be to get an idea of how they will look, and I am pleased with the effect already.

Trellis With New Plants Placed in Beds

After seeing Diana’s post with the pictures of her great looking cross-vine I decided that was the plant I wanted growing on the trellis. We got three Tangerine Beauty cross-vines which should easily cover the entire trellis in a few years.

Tangerine Beauty Cross-Vine

Tangerine Beauty Cross-Vine Bloom

I placed the desert willow next to the grape vine at the east end of the trellis.

Desert Willow

To the east side of the stairwell I have placed a Blanco crabapple.

Blanco Crabapple

To the west side of the stairwell I placed the Mexican buckeye. I have been wanting one of these trees for years. I am so thrilled to finally have one. I like the combination of the lavender color of the buckeye blooms with the tangerine and yellow color of the cross-vine.

Mexican Buckeye

Stay tuned for further developments.

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Discussion

  1. Looks good. I bet it will look better when the pergola has been filled.

    Posted by Blossom | March 23, 2009, 9:30 pm

  2. Hi Blossom – I completely agree. The hardscape is nice, but the plants will be the main attraction in the days and years to come.

    Posted by Carol | March 24, 2009, 5:02 pm

  3. Wow. That is a beautiful trellis and beds. Glad my Crossvine gave you some ideas. I think it will look great there. I have a Mexican Buckeye seed – I’d love to have a tree out of it someday — they are wonderful. Good luck and keep posting pictures as it grows!

    Posted by Diana | March 25, 2009, 7:13 am

  4. Hi Diana – we got the plants in the ground yesterday, and I look forward to the ‘coming attractions’. Your garden, and blog, are an inspiration. Thanks for sharing. – Carol

    Posted by Carol | March 25, 2009, 7:23 am

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