Back to Austin and our stop at B Jane's Garden...
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From our Fling materials: "The garden is about year-round visual appeal, extensive privacy screening, a resort-like environment, and an architectural approach to planting and the use of stone and steel. Multiple rooms offer private and larger entertainer spaces, and the garden is low maintenance thanks to the use of native and adapted plants. I replaced the front lawn with steel edging, stone walkways, live oaks, Mexican wild olives, spineless prickly pear, agave, gulf muhly grass, blue sotol, and silver ponyfoot, among other plants." This is the personal garden of the owner of B Jane Gardens, a design build firm, the garden is 6 years old...
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Is wrong that I enjoy seeing tree-debris lodged in the spikes of other people's plants? Misery does love company...
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This garden unfolded in a much more logical way than it will appear to in this post. I don't remember if there were people in my way, so I photographed the edges first, or if I was just in a fog. As I look back on my Fling photos overall it's obvious I wasn't completely in the moment, we'd just lost Lila, the whole trip has a bit of a gauzy feel to me, but in this garden in particular I remember feeling out of sorts. The owner let her two black dogs out to play with us, and one of them was a senior with some grey, seeing them the loss hit hard.
But, to the garden! There's a pool — you can see just a corner — but instead of focusing there I focused on the edge, the small outdoor cook-top, and a few planters.
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More planters and a dining area, as well as a small guest house, or maybe a studio.
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Perfection!
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Fabulous attention to detail.
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The pool!
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And fire-sticks.
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Looking back at where I just was.
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Picture perfect...
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I should have tried one of these out to see if they were comfy.
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I also should have inquired if the slit in the wall served a purpose beyond decorative.
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Moving on to examine the plantings...
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Several of us plopped down on that wall in the shade and took it all in.
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The view from the shade.
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The back garden is small, but it seems to live quite large.
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Now I've moved on to the smaller, private area beyond the cement wall...
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There was a soaking spa/tub set-up, and an outdoor shower.
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With a fabulous green wall.
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Speaking of green walls...
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Doggie rest-stop area.
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And now we're back out in the front garden.
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Opuntia, Agave ovatifolia, Dichondra argentea (Silver ponyfoot)... quintessentially Austin (to my mind).
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Lovely pruning on the trees too.
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I'll end with what I think is the blue sotol referenced in the garden description, aka Dasylirion...
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Weather Diary, July 30: Hi 92, Low 67/ Precip 0 — another 90+ degree day which sets a record for the number of days over 90 in a single month, 15. Coupled with the fact we've only had 1.22" of rain since May 1 (the driest on record, normal for that period would be 4.82") ... well, here's hoping everyone is very careful with combustible materials...
All material © 2009-2018 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
From our Fling materials: "The garden is about year-round visual appeal, extensive privacy screening, a resort-like environment, and an architectural approach to planting and the use of stone and steel. Multiple rooms offer private and larger entertainer spaces, and the garden is low maintenance thanks to the use of native and adapted plants. I replaced the front lawn with steel edging, stone walkways, live oaks, Mexican wild olives, spineless prickly pear, agave, gulf muhly grass, blue sotol, and silver ponyfoot, among other plants." This is the personal garden of the owner of B Jane Gardens, a design build firm, the garden is 6 years old...
Is wrong that I enjoy seeing tree-debris lodged in the spikes of other people's plants? Misery does love company...
This garden unfolded in a much more logical way than it will appear to in this post. I don't remember if there were people in my way, so I photographed the edges first, or if I was just in a fog. As I look back on my Fling photos overall it's obvious I wasn't completely in the moment, we'd just lost Lila, the whole trip has a bit of a gauzy feel to me, but in this garden in particular I remember feeling out of sorts. The owner let her two black dogs out to play with us, and one of them was a senior with some grey, seeing them the loss hit hard.
But, to the garden! There's a pool — you can see just a corner — but instead of focusing there I focused on the edge, the small outdoor cook-top, and a few planters.
More planters and a dining area, as well as a small guest house, or maybe a studio.
Perfection!
Fabulous attention to detail.
The pool!
And fire-sticks.
Looking back at where I just was.
Picture perfect...
I should have tried one of these out to see if they were comfy.
I also should have inquired if the slit in the wall served a purpose beyond decorative.
Moving on to examine the plantings...
Several of us plopped down on that wall in the shade and took it all in.
The view from the shade.
The back garden is small, but it seems to live quite large.
Now I've moved on to the smaller, private area beyond the cement wall...
There was a soaking spa/tub set-up, and an outdoor shower.
With a fabulous green wall.
Speaking of green walls...
Doggie rest-stop area.
And now we're back out in the front garden.
Opuntia, Agave ovatifolia, Dichondra argentea (Silver ponyfoot)... quintessentially Austin (to my mind).
Lovely pruning on the trees too.
I'll end with what I think is the blue sotol referenced in the garden description, aka Dasylirion...
Weather Diary, July 30: Hi 92, Low 67/ Precip 0 — another 90+ degree day which sets a record for the number of days over 90 in a single month, 15. Coupled with the fact we've only had 1.22" of rain since May 1 (the driest on record, normal for that period would be 4.82") ... well, here's hoping everyone is very careful with combustible materials...
All material © 2009-2018 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.