On Saturday, a bunch of us Austin garden bloggers voluntarily woke up at an early hour and drove through picturesque fog down to San Antonio for the day, where we visited Madrone Nursery, the San Antonio Botanical Garden, and the Antique Rose Emporium. Here are some of my pictures from the San Antonio Botanical garden, where everything was lush and green and butterflies were everywhere:
A shady rill. I have no idea why the water was flowing here when the rest of the water features were dry:
Purple & green & texture:
Light in a courtyard:
Violet-blue & orange:
Spiky contrast:
Dwarf canna "Madame Angele Martin":
Fall color:
The fist of an angry cactus:
And as Blogger is messing up formatting even worse than usual, I'm going to give up on lining my text up with my pictures and let everyone else do the talking. So far, we have reviews from:
Pam @ Digging
Jenny @ Rock Rose
Rachel @ In Bloom
Amy @ Go Away, I'm Gardening
Pam @ Digging
Jenny @ Rock Rose
Rachel @ In Bloom
Amy @ Go Away, I'm Gardening
Diana @ Sharing Nature's Garden
Caroline @ The Shovel-Ready Garden
Also, I am amazed that I spent only three dollars on plants the entire day, which is some kind of personal record in self-restraint and frugality. When I mentioned this to my roommates after I staggered in the door, one did a double-take, pointed, and yelled, "Who are you, and what did you do with Lori?!!"
What can I say? I like to think that I've come to terms with the fact that I can cram only so many plants into my yard.
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