Weston Gardens
Container Gardens

 

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[Roses for Containers]

 

Weston Demonstration Gardens

Left: Contains Red Dianthus and Brazilian Rock Rose; Right: Contains Autumn Joy Sedum

 

Contains Katies Ruellia and Martha Gonzales Rose

Contains Wedelia and Bright Edge Yucca

 

Left: Esperanza and Blue Daze; Middle: Alyssum; Right: Moonbeam Coreopsis

Left: Rosemary and Ice Plant; Middle: Greggs Mistflower and Joe Pye Weed; Right: Four-Nerve Daisy

 

Left: Agave, Trailing Sedum and Sedum Reflexum; Middle: Chrysanthemums; Right: Potatoe Vine and Four-Nerve Daisy

Front: Chrysanthemums; Rear: Oakleaf Hydrangea and Chrysanthemums

 

Contains Prairie Sky Switchgrass and Chrysanthemums

Contains Blackfoot Daisy and Caldwell Pink Rose

 

Contains Potatoe Vine, Gaura, Giant Coneflower, Coleus and Purple Oxalis

Contains Zexmenia and Red Yucca

 

Texas Plants for Pots in Shade

Autumn Fern Cast Iron Plant
Columbine Coral Bells
Dwarf Beautyberry Ground Ivy
Holly Holly Fern
Hosta Houttuynia
Inland Seaoats Japanese Anemone
Japanese Painted Fern Mistflower
Mock Strawberry Oakleaf Plant
Ornamental Strawberry Oxalis
Pigeonberry Strawberry Geranium
Tassel Fern Tropical Sage
Turks Cap Wild Petunia
Wood Fern Wood Violet

 

Contains Mexican Tuberose and Alyssum

Contains Pink Dwarf Ruellia and Spider Lily

 

Contains Japanese Painted Fern

 

Winning Shade Combinations

Hosta...Ferns...Inland Seaoats A myriad of combinations utilizing different varieties of Hosta and ferns. Your imagination is your only limitation.
Turks Cap...Strawberry Geranium...Dwarf Ruellia Foliage combination is outstanding.
Ferns...Coral Bells Finely cut ferns blend well with ivy-like Coral Bell foliage. Airy flowers on spikes are an added bonus.
Cast Iron Plant...Ferns Broad leaves of Cast Iron Plant and ferns are good foils.
Pigeonberry...Ferns Red berries and pink flowers on Pigeonberry all summer into fall.
Columbine...Coral Bells Early spring flowers and decorative foliage.
Oxalis...Hosta...Ferns Variation in color and texture of leaves. Oxalis blooms in spring and Hosta in summer.
Wood Violets...Strawberry Geranium...Columbine Blooms in spring and decorative foliage year round.
Turks Cap...Dwarf Beautyberry Red blooms on Turks Cap summer through fall. Arching purple berry-laden branches on Dwarf Beautyberry in late summer. Outstanding hummingbird and bird arrangement.
Tassel Fern...Hosta...Oakleaf Plant Outstanding foliage combination. Late spring blooms on Oakleaf Plant. Summer flowers on Hosta.
Holly Fern...Coral Bells...Ground Ivy Evergreen foliage on Holly Fern combines well with scalloped foliage of Coral Bells. For added interest use Purple Palace Coral Bells. Ground Ivy looks great cascading out of the pot.
Oxalis...Coral Bells...Strawberry Geranium Purple-leafed Oxalis combines well with red-toned foliage of Strawberry Geranium. Coral Bells adds an extra punch with red flower spikes in spring.

 

Texas Plants for Pots in Sun

Artemisia Balloon Flower
Black-Eyed Susan Blue Mist Shrub
Butterfly Bush Calylophus
Coreopsis (Threadleaf) Coreopsis (Upright)
Creeping Vitex Daylilies
Dwarf Beautyberry Dwarf Goldenrod
Gaura Gregg's Salvia
Hameln's Fountain Grass Hardy Hibiscus
Hardy Plumbago Hummingbird Bush
Lavender Lindheimer's Muhly Grass
Little Bluestem Grass Loosestrife
Maiden Grass Mexican Oregano
Nierembergia Pink Skullcap
Rock Rose Rosemary
Roses Sedum
Switchgrass Texas Aster
Texas Lantana Texas Star Hibiscus
Verbena Veronica
Wedelia Wild Petunia
Yarrow

 

Contains Red Yucca, Alyssum, Dragons Blood Sedum, Ice Plant, Trailing Sedum, Sedum Reflexum and Silver Fox Sedum

Contains Greggs Mistflower and Joe Pye Weed

 

Left: Rain Lily; Center Rear: Blue Daze and Zexmenia; Right: Banana Yucca

Martha Gonzales Rose

 

Outstanding Sun Combinations

Hardy Hibiscus...Hameln's Fountain Grass Blooms and foliage from June until frost. Bold, large blooms combined with foxtail plumes.
Gregg's Salvia...Powis Castle Artemisia Finely cut, silver foliage with red/pink blooms and dark green, fragrant foliage.
Texas Star Hibiscus...Rock Rose...Moonbeam Coreopsis Three layers of bloom. Lemon-yellow daisies, rosy-pink petals and tall, cardinal red, star-shaped flowers.
Hummingbird Bush...Moonshine Yarrow Orange, trumpet-shaped flowers with silver, fern-like foliage.
Rosemary...Hardy Plumbago Herbal, aromatic foliage and cobalt-blue flowers.
Dwarf Beautyberry...Creeping Vitex Decorative gray foliage and bright purple berries on weeping branches.
Blue Mist Shrub...Rose Coreopsis Silvery-gray foliage and blue flowers plus fern-like foliage and rosy-pink daisies.
Lindheimer's Muhly Grass...Maiden Grass...Mexican Oregano Finely-textured, upright form with lavender flowers and cascading, aromatic foliage.
Gaura...Lavender Airy, floating white (pink) butterflies with silvery-gray aromatic foliage and purple flowers.
Little Bluestem Grass...Upright Coreopsis Steel blue-gray foliage combined with green and yellow daisies.
Hameln's Fountain Grass...Pink Skullcap Low-growing, drought tolerant with pink flowers all summer long and small white foxtails in summer/fall.
Daylilies...Sedum Foliage and bloom. Daylilies bloom spring to early summer. Sedum provides outstanding foliage and fall bloom.
Dwarf Goldenrod...Sedum Excellent fall show. Gold, pink/reds and green.
Maiden Grass...Loosestrife...Veronica Finely cut foliage of grass blends well with spikes of Loosestrife and/or Veronica.

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