landscaping
Condo Project Pictures
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!
Out on the Deck and South Side View
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 […]
Gloriosa Daisies
Gloriosa Daisies I love these gloriosa daisies (rudbeckia hirta). They have been blooming since late spring, and should continue blooming through the fall. They are short lived perennials here in Central Texas, and annuals in colder climates. Unlike some of the other more common rudbeckias, these are shorter and more upright so they don’t require […]
What’s Blooming This Week at Lost Valley Gardens
Here are some of the photos that I took this morning to journal how things are looking at the beginning of spring this year. I selected my favorites from a set of 38 photos. Click here if you want to view the whole set as a slideshow. I love the look of these lavender colored […]
The Spiral Walking Meditation Garden Project
The photos below show different aspects of a spiral shaped garden that Ron worked on over the winter. I do not have any interesting background or trivia to share about this design at the moment (if I get some I will certainly add it), so without further ado, here are the photos. I believe that […]
Photos of the Deck Project
Ron has been working on a deck project for a customer in Austin for the past couple of months. He recently completed the deck construction and I selected a few of his photos to share. The next steps in this project will be adding the planting beds and plants that will surround the deck perimeter. […]
New Gardening Blog
Welcome to the new Lost Valley Gardens Gardening Blog. I have decided to divide my current blog, Life Is An Ongoing Process, into two blogs; one for my personal passions, hobbies, and interests that are not gardening related, and this blog for my gardening related pursuits. I have imported all of my gardening related posts […]
What’s Going on at Lost Valley Gardens
Spring is just around the corner here in central Texas, and it is time to get the Lost Valley Gardens nursery and plant production operation back into action. Our landscaping business has been steady, even through the winter. Ron has been working on a deck for the past few months. That project continues to go […]
The Circle Garden
The circle garden began as a water garden, which we constructed when we moved to this property eight years ago. A large circle, surrounding a native persimmon tree, was excavated to a depth of 2 to 3 feet, with a width of about 5 feet in most places. The pond was then constructed using a […]
Garden Tour – Raised Beds
As promised, we continue our tour of the Lost Valley Gardens test and market gardens today. These gardens were built over the past two years to test different varieties of vegetables, herbs, and perennials growing in raised beds in our area (Central Texas – eastern edge of the Edwards Plateau). We tried growing vegetables in […]
A Morning Stroll Through the Gardens
I decided that it was time to take some pictures of the late summer garden as it transitions into its fall phase. This is perhaps the most colorful season of the year on our property, or maybe it’s just that spring seems so far away. One thing is certain, summer is NOT a growing season […]
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