heathermione's Backyard garden
Garden Type: Backyard | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Clay | Established: 2007 | Organic
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Last year, most of this area (which is most of my backyard) was a large, wooden deck surrounding an 18’ above-ground pool. So, it’s kind of nice to finally have the space to have a ‘proper’ garden!
The main part of this garden is approximately 20′ × 30′, and it’s mostly in the sun. It has a tall cedar fence on 3 sides and a large covered deck on the 4th. The soil is montmorillonite clay but has been improved somewhat with sand, topsoil and compost. Along one edge is a 2’-wide planting bed with a few ornamentals, blackberry brambles, and some herbs and flowers. Along the opposite side is a wide cement sidewalk filled with potted plants (see ‘Container Garden’).
Most of the flowers are planted along the back fence and lining the walkway. A few flowers are mixed into the vegetable garden to attract pollinators. I plan to transplant extra herbs among the vegetables once the seedlings in the containers are ready to be thinned out.
A shady spot next to the patio holds a planter with the shade-loving annuals (coleus, caladiums, impatiens, etc.).
heathermione's Backyard garden is an outdoor organic garden located in Houston, TX 77036, United States and currently contains 94 plants.
This is a Backyard garden that is known to be in USDA Hardiness Zone 8b. It has mainly Clay soil and receives Full Sun light.Photos
Plantings
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Balsam 'Camellia-Flowered, Mixed Colors'
Impatiens balsamina
Sown on 31 Mar 11
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Impatiens 'Flavours Hybrid Mixture'
Impatiens
Sown on 31 Mar 11
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Anethum graveolens
Sown on 31 Mar 11
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Coleus 'Rainbow, Mixed Colors'
Solenostemon scutellarioides
Sown on 31 Mar 11
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Hesperis matronalis
Sown on 31 Mar 11
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Monarda
Sown on 31 Mar 11
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Zinnia elegans
Sown on 26 Mar 11
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Cucumber 'Sweet Burpless Hybrid'
Cucumis sativus
Sown on 20 Mar 11
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Zinnia elegans
Sown on 20 Mar 11
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Zinnia elegans
Sown on 20 Mar 11
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Zinnia 'Giant Cactus Mixed Colors'
Zinnia elegans
Sown on 20 Mar 11
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Zinnia 'Thumbelina, Mixed Colors'
Zinnia elegans
Sown on 20 Mar 11
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Zinnia 'Classic, Mixed Colors'
Zinnia elegans
Sown on 20 Mar 11
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Zinnia elegans
Sown on 20 Mar 11
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Ocimum basilicum
Sown on 20 Mar 11 Two double-rows, about 12 feet long. Yay, pesto!
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Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Vigna unguiculata
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Cucumis sativus
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Solanum lycopersicum
Transplanted on 19 Mar 11
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Physalis ixocarpa
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Sweet corn 'Chubby Checkers Hybrid'
Zea mays var. saccharata
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Citrullus lanatus
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Petunia
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Phaseolus vulgaris
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Thymophylla tenuiloba
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Zinnia elegans
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Marigold 'Crackerjack Mixed Colors'
Tagetes erecta
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Marigold 'French Vanilla Hybrid'
Tagetes patula
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Zinnia elegans
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Portulaca 'Moss Rose, Double Blend'
Portulaca grandiflora
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Summer Squash 'Fordhook Zucchini'
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Summer Squash 'Golden Zucchini'
Cucurbita pepo
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Summer Squash 'Early Prolific Straightneck'
Cucurbita pepo
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Summer Squash 'Early Golden Crookneck'
Cucurbita pepo var. torticollia
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Zinnia haageana
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Cucurbita pepo var. cylindrica
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Pumpkin 'Early Sweet Sugar Pie'
Cucurbita pepo var. pepo
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Winter Squash 'Vegetable Spaghetti'
Cucurbita pepo
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Winter Squash 'Early Acorn Hybrid'
Cucurbita pepo
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Winter Squash 'Early Butternut'
Cucurbita moschata
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Helianthus annuus
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Winter Squash 'Compact Bush Delicata'
Cucurbita pepo
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Sunflower 'Super Snack Hybrid'
Helianthus annuus
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Portulaca
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Lobularia maritima
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Arctotis stoechadifolia
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Tagetes patula
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Tagetes patula
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Tagetes patula
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Tagetes patula
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Tagetes patula
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Cosmos bipinnatus
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Cosmos 'Butterfly, Little Ladybirds'
Cosmos bipinnatus
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Cosmos bipinnatus
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Cosmos bipinnatus
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Cosmos bipinnatus
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Phaseolus vulgaris
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Garden Bean 'Bush Blue Lake 274'
Phaseolus vulgaris
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Phaseolus lunatus
Sown on 19 Mar 11
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Monarda
Sown on 12 Mar 11
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Phaseolus coccineus
Sown on 05 Mar 11
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Phaseolus vulgaris
Sown on 05 Mar 11
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Caladium bicolor
Sown on 10 Jun 10
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Caladium x hortulanum
Sown on 10 Jun 10
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Cymbopogon citratus
Transplanted on 10 Jun 10
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Hippeastrum
Established on 10 Jun 10
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Melissa officinalis
Sown on 01 Apr 10
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Hippeastrum
Transplanted on 25 Mar 10
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Rubus fruticosus
Transplanted on 19 Mar 10
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Lagerstroemia indica
Established on 06 Jun 03
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