Vivian is fascinated by the wonderful and prehistoric Rollie Pollie or Pill Bug. I think most 4 year olds are, see the link below:

Vivian and I had fun planting some Dyssodia or Dahlberg Daisy together. This is a great border plant with bright yellow flowers for full sun. Good in the late spring and through summer.

As you can see, Pepper the Black Pug wanted in on the fun.

Vivian and I posing in the garden together.

Did you know Earth Day has been around since 1970.

It was created by Senator Gaylord Nelson and has reached over 175 countries worldwide.
The organizers of the Earth Day network will be launching the “Green Generation” campaign soon.

Remember chemical fertilizers will kill Butterflies, not just weeds.

Have a great Earth Day!

Here is the latest project this last week of April 15th. 2009.
Leyendecker Landscape designed and installed a new landscape in the wonderful community of Boulevard Green right off Bellaire Blvd.
It is a small, quiet and hidden architectural gem.

Leyendecker Landscape started by taking out the old deck, added a brand new deck in addition to adding a 2′ privacy extension to the fence.

The client chose the perfect fountain from Joshua’s Native Plants in the Heights.
Leyendecker Landscape installed the fountain along with the electrical needed to run it.

This is what it looked like before.

Thank you Ms Redel for giving Leyendecker Landscape the opportunity to serve your landscaping needs. It was a joy working with you

Leyendecker Landscape is experiencing the opportunity to update one of many units on Blvd. Green off Bellaire Blvd.
Wonderfully architectural housing built in the 70′s. This tucked away community offers an amazingly quiet and peaceful experience. We have before and during shots of the project with more photos to come after the completion.

It has been a complete redo starting with the demolition of the old deck, the rebuild of a new deck and landscaping. There is still a water feature to install.

Watch out for the end results.

Please note: This landscaping project is considered to be a combination of partial sun and shade.
A variety of texture is important in this case.

All the best,
Portia

This is a project that was designed to change out color twice a year. We went with red for contrast and a warmer feel.
In the Fall, Cyclamen was the flower of choice. We went with red Geraniums for Spring.

These are pictures of the project in it’s construction stage and after the plant installation.

Hope you like it.
XoXo

Did you know that there are 5 different varieties of Bluebonnets or Lupinus Subcarnosus???

The Bluebonnet became our lovely state flower in march of 1901. Other varieties include Lupinus Texensis, Lupinus Havardii, Lupinus Concinnus, Lupinus Plattensis.

Something else people don’t realize is that the best time to plant Bluebonnets is in September and October.

This allows the root system to fully develop through winter & then surprise us with outstanding color in March, April and even May.

Many of the Spring blooming wild flowers follow the same rule and germinate in the Fall for that burst of Spring color.

I LOVE TEXAS!!!!!!

This commercial stands strong in my memories from childhood and needs
to be seen again.

Here is a great way to recycle these tomato containers. In this case I am starting Spaghetti squash from seed. Then I will transplant them once the roots are strong enough. You can do it too. It’s easy!
Try it and share the results.
XOXO
Portia