Front Yard Landscaping in Texas

Beautiful gardens in a difficult climate

Sabrina Farber transmit in today ’s photos :

“ I have many photos to share from my hubby , Todd Farber , the ‘ Garden Guy ’ in the Sugar Land , Texas area . Todd is an Aggie Horticulturist . He has three decade of success with Texas front M landscape gardening , realise the best plant for Texas heat and how to make the most impact with front yard landscaping too . He has been a garden designer and horticulturist since 1991 . ”

A beautiful planting for the entry to a home . make love the double asparagus fern ( Asperagusdensiflorus , Zone 9 – 11 or as annual ) that mark the planting with their heavy light-green steeple .

A new planting , neatly mulch with a Japanese pit lantern serving as a focal point .

Another view of the same planting . The intent take inspiration from Japanese - vogue garden , but with a selection of plants suited to the Texas clime .

smart , long - lasting color from big masses of begonia ( Begoniaxsemperflorens – cultorum , Zone 10 – 11 or as yearbook ) . These begonias are great dependable workhorses in a wide range of climates , and just keep flowering pretty much no matter what .

Junipers ( Juniperusspecies ) are generally tough plants that can take drouth and less - than - idealistic weather . This one has been trim into a coil to give it a short more flair . Just have to keep on the trimming to keep the form looking tight and sizeable .

Pavers set in the lawn give unity to the transition from the formal stone pave to the intimate path through the sens . snapdragon ( Antirrhinummajus , nerveless time of year yearly ) supply a burst of color at the bed at the remainder .

newfangled planting ready to fill in and make a beautiful garden space .

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