Happy Monday, Friends! We've all heard the expression April showers bring May flowers. While that's not always the case here in Texas, I'm happy to report that we've had a very rainy April that indeed brought a profusion of flowers to my Hill Country garden
Native blue sage thrives just beyond my back door as I head into the garden.
Native wildflowers are welcomed in my drought tolerant Texas Hill Country meadowscape garden. Antelope horn milkweed is beneficial for pollinators like bumblebees and monarch butterflies but be aware that the sap can cause skin irritation and is toxic to animals and humans. Butterfly daisy grows as a beautiful yellow carpet with patches of prairie verbena and Blackfoot daisies.
Lemon balm smells so wonderful that I can't resist pinching a few leaves whenever I walk past.
Pretty pink knock-out roses tower over the fence...
...and heavenly honeysuckle is in full bloom--I love bringing bouquets of its sweet fragrance indoors!
Last but not least, the yellow knock-out roses are just beginning to bloom!
