Spring is my favorite season. I enjoy watching the garden wake up and our central Texas weather is usually comfortable at this time of year, so I spend a lot of time outdoors.
Deciduous perennials, if they had not already lost their leaves before the January freeze, had all of their leaves die during that event — some are still attached but brown. I see spring recovery in two forms — new leaves forming on old branches, and new growth from the ground.
I haven’t trimmed away dead parts of most of these plants yet. I want to wait a little longer in case anything is still using them as habitat.
Here are some photos of what has been emerging in the past week or so.
Woody Trees & Shrubs…
Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis)
Kidneywood (Eysenhardtia texana)
Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii)
Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra)
Non-Woody Perennials…
Mealy Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea)
Frostweed (Verbesina virginica)
Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea)
Gregg’s Mistflower (Conoclinium greggii)
Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Rewilding My Lot 
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