PLANT INSTALLATION: BEFORE AND AFTER
A LOCAL HOMEOWNER CAME TO UNCLE RED'S BACKYARD NURSERY LOOKING TO GIVE HER FRONT SIDEWALK BED A COMPLETE NATIVE MAKEOVER. SHE PURCHASED A VIBRANT MIX OF SHADE- AND DROUGHT-TOLERANT TEXAS PLANTS -- INCLUDING 2 ROCK ROSES, 1 FLAME ACANTHUS, 1 POWIS CASTLE ARTEMISIA, 4 WHITE TOPPED SEDGES, 1 FRAGRANT MISTFLOWER, 1 GREGG'S MISTFLOWER, 1 NATIVE ESPERANZA, 1 CORAL HONEYSUCKLE, 1 OREGANO, AND AN OLLA FOR EFFICIENT ROOT-ZONE WATERING. SHE ASKED OUR TEAM TO CLEAR OUT THE EXISTING NON-NATIVE SHRUBS ALONG THE HOUSE AND INSTALL A COZY SEATING BENCH SURROUNDED BY HER NEW NURSERY SELECTIONS.
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BEFORE
TRANSFORMATION BEGINS! OUR TASK WAS TO REPLACE THE NON-NATIVE SHRUBS WITH A RESILIENT, SHADE TOLERANT NATIVE LINEUP DESIGNED TO THRIVE IN CENTRAL TEXAS CONDITIONS WHILE CREATING AN INVITING FRONT ENTRY THAT ALSO PROMOTES BIODIVERSITY.
GETTING PLANTS IN THE GROUND
AFTER CLEARING OUT THE OLD BUSHES, WE GOT STRAIGHT TO WORK PLANTING THE CUSTOMER'S SELECTIONS FROM OUR NURSERY, INCLUDING THE SOFT, SILVERY POWIS CASTLE ARTEMISIA ON THE FAR RIGHT AND THE TOUGH, HEAT-TOLERANT ROCK ROSE IN THE FRONT CORNER.
CLIMBING CORAL HONEYSUCKLE
TO ADD VERTICAL STRUCTURE AGAINST THE BRICK WALL, WE INSTALLED A
CORAL HONEYSUCKLE VINE. THIS NATIVE CLIMBER THRIVES IN PARTIAL SHADE AND PRODUCES BRILLIANT RED TUBULAR FLOWERS THAT HUMMINGBIRDS ADORE—ALL WITHOUT AGGRESSIVE ROOT SYSTEMS!
SOIL AERATION AND ENRICHMENT
WITH THE BENCH ALREADY POSITIONED IN ITS NEW HOME, OUR TEAM WORKED RIGHT AROUND IT TO PREP THE SOIL, AERATING AND PURIFYING IT. FLUFFY SOIL MAKES HEALTHY PLANTS!
MID-INSTALL PROGRESS CHECK
THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE ENTRY BED AFTER INITIAL PREP WORK. THE BENCH IS IN PLACE,THE TRELLIS VINE IS SECURED, AND INITIAL FOUNDATION PLANTS—INCLUDING THE SILVERY POWIS CASTLE ARTEMISIA — ARE INSTALLED IN THEIR DESIGNATED POSITIONS
THE FINISHED RESULT
