Views of the Neighborhood – A Visit to The Natural Gardener

~ John W. Howell

This past week the producer and I visited The Natural Gardener, which is a retail nursery featuring organic plants and shrubs. We were surprised at the size of the grounds and the number of species offered. There was so much to take in, I’m going to use two posts to cover it all. This week is the first, and since next week is the Fourth of July parade, the final will be in two weeks.

Here is a map of the grounds. There is so much to see. Over forty areas of interest.

You know you are in a retail place when you see a big selection of pots

There is a revival tent which Teagan Geneviene would like.

Of course, this tent is for learning to save plants, not souls.

The Natural Garden

Next is the butterfly garden

With guess what? A butterfly.

And another.

Beautiful flowers to attract butterflies.

More.

A little spot to sit with a butterfly theme.

Another view of the garden.

Sunflowers that reach the sky.

Purple coneflowers.

 

Lovely assortment. Brazilian Rockrose on the left.

Leaving the Butterfly garden on the left. A delightful path to follow.

A funky shed with a painted scene leads us into other areas. We’ll be back.

 

69 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – A Visit to The Natural Gardener”

  2. How lovely. There’s even a special place for Our Lady of Guadalupe. This is a spot I’d go to often. 🙂 Hope you and yours have a great week, John.

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  7. Well, how about that? Your photo of the Brazilian rock rose made me curious, wondering what a non-native flower would be doing in such a place. A little research revealed that the flower (Pavonia hastata) is a cousin to our native hot-pink rock rose (Pavonia lasiopetala). I found a good article about it on Pam Penick’s site. She’s a central Texas gardener, extremely knowledgeable, and would be a great resource for you.

    Not only that, I might try some of those Brazilian rock roses, just for fun. I can’t stand the pink natives — they’re just too, too pink for me.

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  8. Hi John. You continue to surprise me with the wide variety of places you take us to visit in the neighborhood (here and back in Port A).
    I got to visit near my own neighborhood (only half an hour away but over 1000 feet higher), High Rolls. It was a charming town, high in the Sacramento Mountains, near an abandoned railroad, with restored trestle across Mexican Canyon. A fun day with a friend.
    Heartfelt thanks for the shout-out! Now *that’s* the kind of revival I need, LOL! Because I’m terrible with plants! o_O
    Have a sublime Sunday. Hugs on the wing.

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  14. I’d have loved wandering aimlessly in that butterfly garden, John — thanks for letting me enjoy it through your photos. Mighty eager to see what else you managed to capture here!

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  20. What a joyful place to visit. Every spring we spend a few days meandering the nurseries reachable with an hour’s car ride. I always am amazed that every nursery seems to have at least one plant that nobody else has. This year we found a small Abutilon Tree, which is a Flowering Maple. Lovely.

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  22. Oh wow, John! These photos are amazing!!! Thank you for sharing. I was in Austin over the weekend for the Agents and Editor’s Conference with the Writer’s League of Texas. I like Austin, but HATE the traffic!

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