If I had to start over in my garden with a clean slate and just 3 plants it would a tough decision. But if I HAD to choose I think I would pick up a Banana Shrub as my "stuctural" plant for the evergreen foliage and the super delicious smell from the blooms that periodically pops off all throughout the year. I'd also pick up a Mystic Spires Salvia for the super long and prolific bloom time from Spring to Winter and its ability to attract bees and butterflies. Also, it is super easy to propagate and grows fast so its a great one to fill out a garden quickly. Finally, I'd grab an Angel's Trumpet for a showstopping ornamental tree that looks like it belongs in a fairy forest. They grow quickly and bloom easily and like the Mystic Spires, can be propagated from cuttings for more and more plants for free.
What would you grow?
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No cottage garden is complete without an ornamental tree dripping with blooms. This Angel Trumpet was a fall clearance buy and man, I wish I would've found her years ago. Its only been in the ground for 6 months and it is doing fabulously well. If you have a full to part-sun spot for a small ornamental tree, definitely consider this beauty.
05/11/2026
A lovely pastel bouquet my daughter and I created. Hydrangeas, Yarrow, ageratum, orlaya, ferns, parsley, coreopsis, and delphiniums among other fillers. There is nothing I love more that being able to make myself a lovely bouquet anytime I want.
If you're interested in growing flowers for bouquets in your Houston garden, please come out to iur workshop this Saturday at 9:00 am .
05/08/2026
This collaboration with has been such a great experience and we are wrapping up the season with our last class until fall. Please come celebrate a successful first year or community workshops with us and learn all about how to grow flowers for beautiful backyard bouquets.
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A long in-depth walkthrough of my favorite things blooming now (May) in my Houston garden.
This seed snail idea is revolutionary in the gardening world thanks to the genius hack from . I have used this method several times to correct leggy seedlings with great success. You can also start seeds directly into the snails. Visit Farida's page for endless fantastic info all about seed snails.
05/05/2026
Did you know that you can grow plants for bouquets right inside your landscape? If you plan correctly and plant intentionally, you can have flowers to cut and bring indoors nearly year round in zone 9. AND, you can set it and forget it by using perennial flowers that just come back bigger and better year after year.
In my own garden, these are some of my favorite flowering perennials I use for my bouquets. I usually mix in flowering annuals as well for a variety of blooms season after season.
If you are in the Houston area and want to learn more about growing cut flowers, please join us for our FREE workshop at on May 16th at 9:00. Registration is preferred but walk-ins are welcome! Www.nestandroot.com/local-workshops
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