Houston? Not so bad (for now)
I’ve always been amazed at the flora in Houston. It’s very green and lush here, and there’s an abundance of palm trees and bamboo. Palm trees! So cool. This time of year is definitely gorgeous around here – there’s lots of rain, but everything is flowering like crazy and the temps are ideal.
Our backyard is a different story. There’s no grass, just a series of shrubs, each larger than the next. And ferns! Ferns belong on a forest floor, not in our backyard. Rob has Big Plans for this space.
However, it’s not all bad. All those little flowers in the background?
Jasmine! It looks remarkably similar to the Jasmine of last year at our old apartment. There’s also Jasmine growing next to our driveway, so I smell it when I get home every day. I’m beginning to associate the smell of Jasmine with spring down here.
The big shrub in the foreground has a brother next to the garage (it also has a big ass rosemary bush behind it). The garage shrub has pointy leaves that always scrape my legs as I walk by it when doing laundry. Annoying. But it’s slightly less annoying these days:
It suddenly has two gorgeous flowers, this one on a stalk about three feet tall. Ok, Rob will let this one live… for now. I’d love to tell you what this flower smells like, but I’ve developed a cold and can’t smell a damn thing. I blame the northeast – this is the first cold I’ve had since moving down here (I used to get at least one cold a year). Damn you, Cleveland!
Coming next: I slipped and fell on Yarnzilla. Lesson learned: don’t shop for yarn when tipsy.
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Oh my goodness, you have my ideal backyard . . . no grass! isn’t it amazing how others want what you have even when you don’t like it? I have been trying to figure out how to turn my backyard into something like yours, but in Pennsylvania, the yards are covered with all sorts of grass and such. Enjoy the flowers (and the weather) while they last!
Yeah, I love this time of year around here. And on the walk from my car to my building there’s an EnORMOUS Jasmine hedge. Mmmmm.
ack! convince Rob to leave the white irises alone! they’re such pretty plants…
Oh, how I would love to have a backyard with no grass! I’ve been enjoying the mild weather too, but in the back of my mind I’m dreading the inevitable heat.
Gorgeous backyard. I would be very happy if mine looked like that!
I think you have a gorgeous yard with thankfully no grass. The Rosemary can be trimmed back if gets unruly, but it’s great to have around. I can’t imagine you being dissappointed with that lovely, cozy yard.
wow – look at all that green! it’s beautiful!
beautiful flowers! and jasmine too?! lucky! love the smell of jasmine floating thru the air on a warm summer night…
:o) not for a while yet for me but still!