native plants
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Plant List, December 2025
I moved to Seguin, Texas in February 2023, and that’s when I started the process of transforming our bare builder’s lot into a nature garden with priority given to native or adapted plants. We are in Plant Hardiness Zone 9a and our soil (below the builder rubble) is sandy, being part of the Post Oak Continue reading
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Making A Shade Bed On The North Side Of The House
There is very little shade here. In this new development there are no mature trees and the gardens on my property face east (front) and west (back). However, there is one region next to the house on the north side that gets very little sun. In addition to the major shade provided by our house, Continue reading
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A Breakfast View Of The Back Garden
I like to eat breakfasts outside — there’s always something interesting to notice in the garden. In the wintertime I’m probably in the front porch where I can get some morning sun, but as the year progresses I’m more likely to be behind the house. On this recent morning, the light was good under cloudy Continue reading
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Plant List, December 2024
We moved to Seguin, TX in February 2023, and that’s when I started the multi-year process of transforming our bare builder’s lot into a nature garden with priority given to native or adapted plants. We are in Plant Hardiness Zone 9a and our soil (below the builder rubble) is sandy, being part of the Post Continue reading
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Native Plant Sale
Twice a year, our local chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas holds a plant sale in the context of a city-wide festival so that there are plenty of people out and about. This year I was actually able to make some contributions to the sale. I had a total of 29 pots (photo Continue reading
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New Plants For The Front Pollinator Garden
If you want to skip the preamble, I have a list of plants further down this post. Last year I planted several native plants in the flower bed in front of the house to make a small pollinator garden (replacing builder-installed plants that were not wildlife-friendly). I was pleased with the growth of the plants Continue reading
barometer bush, beebalm, bluebonnet, cenizo, chile pequin, fall aster, flame acanthus, gregg salvia, gregg’s mistflower, gulf muhly, horseherb, lantana, lyreleaf sage, mealy blue sage, native plants, pink evening primrose, pollinator garden, prairie verbena, scarlet sage, silver ponyfoot, skeleton-leaf goldeneye, smallflower desert-chicory, straggler daisy, texas sage, texas toadflax, tickseed, volunteer plant, yarrow, zinnia -
“Green Mulch”
In my desire to create a little nature reserve in my urban lot, I could have spent a lot of money to get everything designed and installed in the first year. However, I prefer to take the longer strategy of doing things in stages, learning as I go. I think that when I look back Continue reading
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“State Of The Garden” After 10 Months
Previous posts for reference: We moved to Seguin, TX in February 2023 to a newly built house on a developer lot that was effectively sterile from a nature point of view. My goal is eventually to convert this little piece of land into a balanced ecosystem that minimizes water use, encourages wildlife visitors, and is Continue reading
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Plant List, November 2023
We moved to Seguin, TX in February 2023, and that’s when I started the process of transforming our bare builder’s lot into a nature garden with priority given to native or adapted plants. This is a multi-year project, but I am pleased with what has been achieved so far. For reference, here is a list Continue reading
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Lunch At The Pollinator Garden
We have a bench in our front porch, which faces east. So this is a favorite place for me to eat afternoon meals if I want shade, or morning meals if I want sun. Even in mid-November, here in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 9a, there are still plenty of plants in my little pollinator garden Continue reading
About Me
Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.
I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.
Rewilding My Lot 