Xeric Plants and Perennial Vegetables & Herbs for Landscaping in Central Texas

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Drought tolerant plants and attractive perennial vegetables, culinary and medicinal herbs for my front yard

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Using Architectural Plants in the Garden • The Garden Glove

Architectural plants, or structural plants are a great way to add one, or more focal points to your yard or garden. Read on to get great tips!

Silver-Leaf Plants for Your Garden Xeriscape. Blue Fescue- silvery foliage is also deer resistant. Blue Fescue- silvery foliage is also deer resistant. Fescue Grass Seed, Blue Fescue, The Secret Garden, Edging Plants, Foliage Plants, Xeriscaping, Xeriscape Plants, Landscaping Plants, Low Water Landscaping
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19 of the Prettiest Silver Leaf Plants to Brighten Up Your Garden

Plants that have silvery-tone foliage are some of the most valuable in the landscape because they look good with anything. Silver helps tone down bold, reds, yellows, and oranges, yet harmonizes with soft blues, pinks, and whites. Here are some of the most reliable annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs to consider.

There are many good reasons to plant buckwheat in your garden. Here are nine of 'em.: There are many good reasons to plant buckwheat in your garden. Here are nine of 'em. Farm Gardens, Kew Gardens, Outdoor Gardens, Herb Garden, Vegetable Garden, Garden Plants, Plants Indoor, House Plants, Permaculture
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Buckwheat Plants: 9 Reasons Growing Buckwheat Makes Sense

Buckwheat plants are offer unexpected benefits in a vegetable garden. Planting buckwheat can help with pollination, deter pests, and attract beneficials.

Wooly thyme, among others, makes a perfectly behaved lawn alternative. Sweet smelling, drought tolerant and never needs mowing or fertilizing. What could be better? The feel of it on bare toes is a textural treat, and the look of a happy thyme lawn adds Texture Sol, Wooly Thyme, Brick Edging, Lawn Edging, Drought Tolerant Landscape, Front Yard Landscaping, Landscaping Ideas, Lawn Care, Gardens
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Thyme Lawn - low maintenance & tough turf alternative

Make a Thyme Lawn, and take the summer off; no mowing, fertilizing or fuss with a great lawn alternative...

Common Name: Equisetum or Horsetail Genus Name: Equisetum Form Category: Line Planta Vascular, Vascular Plant, Healing Herbs, Medicinal Plants, Echeveria, Organic Gardening, Gardening Tips, Bonsai, Snake In The Grass
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Using Horsetail Extract in Homemade Skin Care Products

One of my new favorite extracts - and one that I hope to include in upcoming handmade beauty and skin care recipes - is wild harvested horsetail extract. Horsetail extract is purported to contain the

Common blue fescue (Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue') Named for one of Cher's sons? A modern mystery. Outdoor Landscaping, Landscaping Plants, Landscaping Ideas, Modern Landscaping, Champs, Blue Fescue, Types Of Grass, Perennial Vegetables, Fall Plants
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8 Great Fall Grasses

Add year-round texture and color to your garden with our top picks

Dwarf Yaupon Holly ilex vomitoria 'schillings dwarf' Dwarf Yaupon Holly is an excellent choice for low, formal hedges, foundation plantings or it can be used as a tall ground cover when planted on thr Shrubs For Landscaping, Garden Shrubs, Hedging Plants, Florida Landscaping, Shade Garden, Landscaping Ideas, Small Evergreen Shrubs, Trees And Shrubs, Shade Shrubs
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Stokes Dwarf Yaupon Holly- Dwarf evergreen shrub, its tight branches creating a spreading mound excellent for a low Hedges and Screens, as a border or around foundations. Tiny foliage on twiggy branches, takes well to shearing. Garden Shrubs, Landscaping Plants, Lawn And Garden, Farmhouse Landscaping, Garden Club, Shade Garden, Landscaping Ideas, Small Shrubs, Trees And Shrubs
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Monrovia's Stoke's Dwarf Yaupon Holly (Male) details and information. Learn more about Monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance.

Flowering Ground Cover - Woolly Thyme The herb Thymus pseudolanuginosus grows into a sturdy, scented carpet of fuzzy gray-green leaves that becomes dotted with miniature light-pink flowers each summer. Ground Cover Flowers, Ground Cover Plants, Growing Flowers, Planting Flowers, Flower Gardening, Wooly Thyme, Perennial Vegetables, Light Pink Flowers, Drought Tolerant Plants
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Ground Cover Plants to Try Out in Your Yard This Season

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Plant buckwheat for next year, maybe? Attracts bees, can use seeds for human and animal food, and stems make good mulch. Veg Garden, Edible Garden, Buckwheat Flower, Easy Plants To Grow, Perennial Vegetables, Organic Soil, Unusual Plants, Drought Tolerant Plants, Aquaponics
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Growing Buckwheat from a Backyard Gardener - Green Talk®

My friends think I am loony tunes when it comes to what I grow in my garden. Some climb mountains, some jump from airplanes, and I grow unusual plants. I am a garden thrill seeker. This year, I grew buckwheat, sorghum, and artichokes in my northern garden. Buckwheat was the easiest plant to grow and an outstanding flowering [...]

7 Low-Maintenance Lawn Alternatives Turf isn't the only ground cover in town. Get a lush no-grass lawn with clover, moss and other easy-care. Contemporary Landscape, Landscape Design, Garden Design, Moss Garden, Lawn And Garden, Chicago Landscape, Low Maintenance Landscaping, Garden Route, Plantation
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Neem - a great blood and liver cleanser that's excellent for the skin. and big shade tree that has no bugs! because of natural insecticide Azadirachta Indica, Neem Oil, Jojoba Oil, Cystic Acne Essential Oil, Essential Oils, Home Remedies For Scabies, Neem Powder, Ayurvedic Remedies, Natural Remedies
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Amazing Benefits Of Neem For Skin, Hair And Health

Also called Indian lilac (or dogonyaro), neem is an important part of Ayurveda – and the benefits of neem, let us tell you, are unparalleled. Read on.

Planting Perfume for Pollinators - Help plants native to your region. This is the Buttonbush, an NJ Pine Barrens native. Perennial Vegetables, Growing Gardens, Beautiful Bugs, Drought Tolerant Plants, Backyard Birds, Native Plants, Lawn And Garden, Garden Inspiration, Garden Plants
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Magazines | National Wildlife Federation

You can lend a helping hand to plants native to your region and the creatures that pollinate them by creating a garden filled with fragrant flowers.

Neem-tree oil Directions for use Mix 1 tsp (cap full) per quart of water tsp per gal) plus tsp of liquid dish soap per quart of water tsp per gal). The liquid dish soap acts as an "emulsifier" or "sticker-spreader". Trees And Shrubs, Trees To Plant, Ayurvedic Plants, Plant Lessons, Urban Garden Design, Energie Positive, Perennial Vegetables, Drought Tolerant Plants, Nature Tree
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Neem Tree, Leaves & Fruits

Common Name: Neem Tree Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Sapindales Family: Meliaceae Genus: Azadirachta Species: A. indica Botanical Name: Azadirachta indica Other Names of Neem Tree: Nimba, Arishtha, Margosa Neem tree is a tall & huge tree that is found in India. Neem tree is planted across India for the purification of air. It is the most common tree found in villages.It has very bright leaves. Neem tree has hard brown grayish bark and it blossoms during…

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Sweet Mock Orange

Mock Orange Philadelphus coronarius Common Names: Sweet Mock Orange, English Dogwood Light: Full Sun/Part Shade Height: 10′ – 14′ Spacing/Spread: 6′ – 10′ Evergr…

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