North Texas landscaping ideas needed
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Wow - it's night and day from your first pic - I like those cobalt blue planters you have much better! It really mixes well with the blue tile and water - similar to our color scheme as well.
One thing I learned here in DFW is the value of having some kind of auto watering for your potted plants - if you have access to a water faucet behind your pool or a line with constant pressure a cheap timer and some of that 1/4" line and drippers go a long way towards keeping those planters looking good with minimal fuss. We ran an underground extra PVC line to various points around our patio when we put in or sprinklers - I tap our drippers off those lines - it's supplied through an extra sprinkler valve - that circuit runs 2x a day for a few minutes when it's really hot - keeps the pots nice and moist. To get to the middle of the patio I forced the line down into the relief cuts in the patio - hides them well.
One thing I learned here in DFW is the value of having some kind of auto watering for your potted plants - if you have access to a water faucet behind your pool or a line with constant pressure a cheap timer and some of that 1/4" line and drippers go a long way towards keeping those planters looking good with minimal fuss. We ran an underground extra PVC line to various points around our patio when we put in or sprinklers - I tap our drippers off those lines - it's supplied through an extra sprinkler valve - that circuit runs 2x a day for a few minutes when it's really hot - keeps the pots nice and moist. To get to the middle of the patio I forced the line down into the relief cuts in the patio - hides them well.
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we are thinking about planting a hibiscus in each bowl. we have some sweet potato vines. might try adding some impatiens.
We added a drip line for the bowls during our sprinkler reroute, so that should help out on the watering.
- Jun 15, 2013
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Guess we'll be scratching the impatiens off the list. They like shade and there is little of that where the bowls are.
You might want to look at Vinca - similar flower size, shape and colors to impatiens and they can take the sun and heat - well at least in my experience in Houston. I'm still in the experimental stage in North Texas!
This. I lived in Del Rio for 5 years and my Vincas always did great.
Nice setup!
- Jun 15, 2013
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Quick photo along the house and deck. Those gardenias smell great.
Here's one of the planters finished today.
Here's one of the planters finished today.
Looks nice
In ground, 15x27, 80 feet perimeter, 3'6 to 5 feet deep, 13,000 gallons, 2 skimmers, 6 returns, Jandy VSP, Jandy DE 60, Jandy LXI, Nature 2 Ozone, 2 pool LED lights, 1 Spa LED light pebble tech aqua blue. Frisco,
Texas
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In ground, 15x27, 80 feet perimeter, 3'6 to 5 feet deep, 13,000 gallons, 2 skimmers, 6 returns, Jandy VSP, Jandy DE 60, Jandy LXI, Nature 2 Ozone, 2 pool LED lights, 1 Spa LED light pebble tech aqua blue. Frisco,
Texas
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Looks beautiful! You're going to love the gardenias - I had them at my house in Houston and they were fantastic! The vincas will be great in the heat too.
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Thanks!
I planted elephant ear bulbs and wasnt sure if they would ever start growing. Some of them are now growing. There are also some canna lilies behind the wall. Hopefully by mid summer, all this will be a lot bigger.
I planted elephant ear bulbs and wasnt sure if they would ever start growing. Some of them are now growing. There are also some canna lilies behind the wall. Hopefully by mid summer, all this will be a lot bigger.
We had elephant ears in our front bed - they will get huge but they need a lot of water - ours came back every year
I found these red plants - they're called firecracker fountain grass at Calloways's and have fallen in love with them - they are growing like crazy in the full sun all day. The second photo is the black knight cannas - they have also really done well so far!
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Looking great! Cannas do well here. I like Calloways. They have a good variety of plants to choose from.
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Growth update:
View from behind the raised wall. The canna lilies are growing well. A friend gave us some hardy bananas to plant. After an initial shock from being transplanted they are showing good growth. I can't wait to see them growing over the raised wall.
View from behind the raised wall. The canna lilies are growing well. A friend gave us some hardy bananas to plant. After an initial shock from being transplanted they are showing good growth. I can't wait to see them growing over the raised wall.
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Another banana plant that I got from HD. It already has 2 babies growing at it's base.
Your landscaping is great! Those planter bowls are in perfect proportion to the pool. Great job! It looks very inviting. 
- Jun 15, 2013
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I was surprised to see grass hoppers eating our palm fronds. I would have thought the fronds were too tough for them to eat. Maybe they are sharpening their teeth with them so they can take out the softer leaves in our landscape
Yep, they'll do that. Although we don't have a grasshopper problem around here, I have seen them chew through plastic mesh window screens.737mech said:
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What type of edgeing did you use to seperate your rock border and flower beds?
Love the owl by the way, we have one too to chase away the birds!
Love the owl by the way, we have one too to chase away the birds!