Xeriscape - Drought-Adaptive Horticulture
The Gone Native Drought Adaptive Garden
Scenes from March 29-30, 2006
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The bright white blossoms of Bigbend Serviceberry are bright points of light under the Afghan Pines darkened by an approaching rainstorm at sundown.
The translucent golden berries of soapberry were brightened by moisture from the overnight rains.
Scenes from April 2, 2006
Kerrville phlox reproduces by offsets. Only a few seeds have been found at Gone Native - which indicates that insects capable of pollinating it are not often present at the time it blooms.
The colors of Louis Hamilton globemallow and triassic sandstone flagstone from the breaks east of the Llano Estacado go together well.
Feather dalea loves the gravelly soil in the rock garden - in similar soils of the region the species will sometimes cover acres.
Gopher spurge is reputedly a defense against pocket gophers - but the invading gopher came within 3 feet before the dripping hose chased it away.
The golden plumes of a Giant Sacaton, the seedpods of Necklace bead sophora, the pads of Prickly Pear, and a green mound of Nandina caught the evening light in a most attractive way.
The largest Necklace Bead sophora that Burr has ever seen is on a ranch in Nolan county near a spring that was long used as a camping site by Paneteka Comanches. It stands over 30 feet tall and has a trunk 2 feet across, and is not near other trees. Normally, they are small understory trees.
Beavertail or motherinlaw tongue prickly pear can become arboreal - standing 15 feet tall. Winter freezes below 15 will often cause damage.