I split out my Galveston garden update into two posts since one was much more related to maintenance and the other is about two new plants I acquired and added to the garden. Both of these plants have the silvery green foliage that I love so much.
My favorite little nursery in Galveston has a neat assortment of plants that are so unlike anything we have in central Oklahoma. I really enjoy looking at the assortment of semi-tropical trees and shrubs that can be grown outdoors in Galveston. On my most recent trip I came across a few plants that I have been coveting for years.
I have previously posted about a tree (sometimes a shrub) that Christie and I fell in love with while in south Florida, the Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus). I actually tried propagating those trees from cuttings and had some initial success, but couldn't keep the cuttings alive long-term. I found a nice size bush at the nursery for a reasonable price and had not previously seen one for sale at all, so of course I snatched it up.
Another plant that I had been coveting is a small guava bush. I had seen these growing at the Moody Gardens in Galveston and taken their photos in years past. They have really funky little flowers, followed by cute little guava fruits that I find really interesting. I like the little fruit with the four-point star that persists on the bottom. Again, when I saw one of these at a reasonable price, I had to scoop it up.
We had honestly run out of room for planting any new plants in Galveston, thanks to the monsters that took over the garden (post coming soon), but who needs a lawn anyway? We just dug up grass and fit 'em in. I envision some day a few years down the road needing to buy some paving stones so that you can walk through what used to be the yard, but is now a jungle of beautiful, lush tropical forest...
My favorite little nursery in Galveston has a neat assortment of plants that are so unlike anything we have in central Oklahoma. I really enjoy looking at the assortment of semi-tropical trees and shrubs that can be grown outdoors in Galveston. On my most recent trip I came across a few plants that I have been coveting for years.
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| Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus) planted in the Galveston yard |
I have previously posted about a tree (sometimes a shrub) that Christie and I fell in love with while in south Florida, the Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus). I actually tried propagating those trees from cuttings and had some initial success, but couldn't keep the cuttings alive long-term. I found a nice size bush at the nursery for a reasonable price and had not previously seen one for sale at all, so of course I snatched it up.
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Gauva fruits at Moody Gardens - aren't they cute?
I believe these are the same Pineapple Guava, but I'm not positive.
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Another plant that I had been coveting is a small guava bush. I had seen these growing at the Moody Gardens in Galveston and taken their photos in years past. They have really funky little flowers, followed by cute little guava fruits that I find really interesting. I like the little fruit with the four-point star that persists on the bottom. Again, when I saw one of these at a reasonable price, I had to scoop it up.
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| Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana) planted in front of the Galveston house |
We had honestly run out of room for planting any new plants in Galveston, thanks to the monsters that took over the garden (post coming soon), but who needs a lawn anyway? We just dug up grass and fit 'em in. I envision some day a few years down the road needing to buy some paving stones so that you can walk through what used to be the yard, but is now a jungle of beautiful, lush tropical forest...
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