Lost Valley Gardens

Front Yard Project: Part 5 – Planting Has Begun!

By Carol ⋅ December 3, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Planting has started!! I wanted to get some of the main architectural plants installed first so I could begin to visualize other aspects of the planting bed designs. I have a high level plan that we are working from, along with a plant list, but there are many detailed elements that are yet to be […]

Front Yard Project: Part 4

By Carol ⋅ November 30, 2007 ⋅ 3 comments

We are well into filling the new raised beds with dirt. I don’t know how many tons of dirt we will end up using for these three beds, but it is a lot of dirt. The second truck full of dirt was delivered yesterday, and another large truckload will be delivered today. With the help […]

Front Yard Project: Part 3

By Carol ⋅ November 23, 2007 ⋅ 3 comments

The cold weather has finally arrived, just in time for Thanksgiving. We went from a record high 89 degrees to 50 degrees in about two hours on Wednesday afternoon. The rain is forecast to commence late this afternoon, and then to continue all weekend, and the temperatures are going to stay in the 40s. Brrrr. […]

Another Day In the Life

By Carol ⋅ November 15, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Sunrise this morning was spectacular. The air was crisp and cool when I went out on the terrace to take these shots this morning. What a great start to the day. Dripping Springs Sunrise Dripping Springs Sunrise The Big Beef and Celebrity tomatoes that I planted in the greenhouse last month are doing wonderfully. The […]

Front Yard Project: Part 2

By Carol ⋅ November 14, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Removal of the primrose hedge on the east side of the house is moving along quickly. It is surprising how much of a difference it makes to the view of the front yard from the house to have this hedge gone. Even though I tried to keep this hedge well trimmed, these plants grow so […]

The Front Yard Project: Part 1

By Carol ⋅ November 11, 2007 ⋅ 4 comments

As I mentioned in my last post. We have started to work on a landscaping project in our front yard. We built a cedar fence to define the space last year, but we just recently began the rock work that will form the raised beds. We are filling the raised beds with Geo Growers Thunder […]

Planting Pansies

By Carol ⋅ November 10, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

We had a cloud burst early in the morning this morning which yielded about an eighth of an inch of rain, and made the conditions perfect for planting the three flats of pansies and violas that I got yesterday. I planted some in pots and some in my raised beds. Potted Pansies Potted Pansies Potted […]

Veggies in the Fall Garden

By Carol ⋅ October 31, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The rain has completely stopped here, and the mornings are getting really chilly. We haven’t been down to freezing yet, but we have been close. I’m going to have to start covering my tomatoes at night if it gets any colder. Everything is doing really well except for my squash. It may be too cool […]

More Condo Project Photos

By Carol ⋅ October 25, 2007 ⋅ 3 comments

These pictures show a bit more detail of the features that were installed at the condo project. All of the plant material is native or well adapted to this area. Much of it is deer resistant. Lantana with Monarch Bamboo Muhly and Crepe Myrtle on Side Yard Path Front Steps Variegated Ginger Variegated Miscanthus Desert […]

Condo Project Pictures

By Carol ⋅ October 19, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

I just wanted to share some pictures of the project that my husband has been working on for the past few months. He did all of the landscaping and hardscaping by himself, so it was a pretty big job. I think it looks great!

This and That

By Carol ⋅ October 13, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

It’s finally Saturday, and I’ve been out in the vegetable garden all morning spreading mulch. The heat finally got to me though, and drove me inside. I’m really getting tired of this heat…. I pulled out my cosmos plants to make room for more greens and broccoli plants. The green beans are coming out next. […]

Cosmos In a Vase

By Carol ⋅ October 5, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

I haven’t used cosmos from my garden as cut flowers before, so I am not sure how long they will last, but the flowers were so large, and the stems so sturdy and long, I decided to cut some this morning. They are quite beautiful I think. Cosmos in a Vase Something has been munching […]

I Love Fall Gardening

By Carol ⋅ October 1, 2007 ⋅ 9 comments

I think that fall is the best season for vegetable gardening here in Central Texas. Perhaps it is because I really like greens and cole crops, but I usually get pretty good production from warm weather crops in the fall as well. Even though it doesn’t feel a whole lot like fall here yet, I […]

Here Comes the Rain Again

By Carol ⋅ August 16, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Tropical storm Erin is bringing us rain today, and cooler temperatures. I know many folks in the area are not glad to see the rain, but it was getting a bit dry here so I am happy to be getting a mid-August storm. I finally got some fall crops started in seed trays yesterday. Some […]

Out on the Deck and South Side View

By Carol ⋅ August 4, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

I’m playing with a web service called ustream. You are seeing a live stream of either our backyard, or our south yard, hosted through ustream. Pretty cool. I need to tweak all of this to make it more interesting, so consider this just a test at the moment. Update: The video quality is not too […]

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