Front yard fun

Texas kidneywood

So we had two yard volunteers that we wanted to keep and plant somewhere. This morning, we were looking at beds in the front yard and from there .... the work began!

Above is a volunteer Texas kidneywood (Eysenhardtia texana), which we centered in a large bed of turk's cap, flame acanthus, rock rose, red galeana salvia and fragrant mistflower. We bought the parent tree in April 2015, and it's growing really well. Pollinators love the white flowers. Below is an evergreen sumac (Rhus virens), which I spotted in the back yard. We planted the parent plant in April 2014 also in the back yard. The February 2021 blizzard took a toll on it. Then James decided it needed to go becase because – alas! – it was growing too close to the house. I'd said I'd like to get another one and plant it somewhere else.... Then this little one showed up last year!  

So we ended up joining two beds and planting the sumac there. We also spruced up an area where we put an iron bench. Fun!

Evergreen sumac