tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55576906814419848492024-03-05T13:51:34.739-08:00The OtHeR HoUsToNHouston Bungalow & Cottage GardensDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-90523957494832098372013-06-21T07:16:00.000-07:002013-06-21T14:36:17.510-07:00GREAT BUNGALOW GARDEN IDEAS<div style="text-align: center;">
Here in the Houston Heights area, you'll find cute bungalows with charming gardens.</div>
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I find that the fence, the garden, and the pathways</div>
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are just as important as the bungalow itself.</div>
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Here's this month's pick for BEST BUNGALOW GARDEN.</div>
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Hope you'll agree!</div>
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David/:0)</div>
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My vote for best garden pathway.</div>
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A close up shot include Yellow Sweet Potato vine, Ageratum, and Marigolds.</div>
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Plants include: Pink Geraniums, Boxwoods, Purple Angelonia, Yellow Lantana, Orange Marigolds, Blue Ageratum, Light Green Sweet Potato vine, Blue Salvias, Mint, and Yellow Rudbeckias in the far back.</div>
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Another view.</div>
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The quiet side yard with sitting area.</div>
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Notice the calm house colors, the wooden railing and beautiful door.</div>
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The whole effect is stunning.</div>
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That's why this garden gets my</div>
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BUNGALOW GARDEN AWARD for June.</div>
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Job well done, neighbor!</div>
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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-51973249344332239662013-03-15T07:47:00.000-07:002013-03-15T09:30:33.885-07:00BEAUTIFUL GARDEN TOURS in HOUSTON<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Upcoming: March 23rd, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">source: Cultural Landscape Foundation </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">GARDEN DIALOGUES PROGRAM/ the CULTURAL LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION</span><br />
Saturday, March 23rd<br />
Visit their website to get all the information on the three garden venues offered this year.<br />
Special thanks to Nord Wennerstrom for contacting me!<br />
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<a href="http://tclf.org/event/garden-dialogues-houston">http://tclf.org/event/garden-dialogues-houston</a><br />
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The Webster Estate in Magnolia, Texas will be open March 23rd. Tickets available at the Cultural Landscape Foundation Website ( photo credit: Asakura Robinson )</div>
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THE ANNUAL AZALEA TRAIL in HOUSTON'S RIVER OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD</div>
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(early March)<br />
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BAYOU BEND HOME & GARDENS</div>
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(part of the Museum of Fine Arts ~ Houston)</div>
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best time to view gardens...March, April, & May</div>
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THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS HOME & GARDEN TOUR</div>
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WOODLAND HEIGHTS HOME & GARDEN TOUR</div>
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GARDEN CONSERVANCY'S OPEN DAYS PROGRAM</div>
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(not always held in Houston...sometimes held in Austin, Dallas, or Galveston, Texas)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">THIS YEAR, THE 6 HOUSTON GARDENS WILL BE OPEN MARCH 23RD, 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">DETAILS ARE ON THIS LINK:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.gardenconservancy.org/opendays/open-days-schedule/openday/667-houston-tx-open-day">http://www.gardenconservancy.org/opendays/open-days-schedule/openday/667-houston-tx-open-day</a><br />
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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-43017360814725784532013-01-26T19:51:00.001-08:002013-03-10T16:05:54.055-07:00Will Houston surpass Chicago to become the third largest city in America?<div style="text-align: center;">
Someday in the not too distant future, Houston is going to mess around and end up becoming the third largest city in the U.S.</div>
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Chicago will watch as its younger sister merrily skips by...growing and growing</div>
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and never really realizing how big she's become.</div>
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I've lived in Houston for over 30 years and along the Texas coast all my life.</div>
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I'm always amazed that there are skyscrapers just a few minutes from my quiet neighborhood.</div>
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I always get excited when we drive downtown. It's so otherworldly when compared to the farmland of my childhood.</div>
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The old and the new mix together. On the left is our newest skyscraper built last year.</div>
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And there seems to be a new skybridge every time I venture downtown.</div>
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But are we really going to surpass Chicago? Some say it is inevitable.</div>
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Right now Chicago has around 2.7 million while Houston is just under 2.2 million.</div>
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And even though we are twice as large in land area, some people believe that unless Houston develops a core density, it will always stay the same size. Single houses can't compare to the highrises of Chicago.</div>
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But lately I've begun to see a dramatic shift in the areas just outside downtown.</div>
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Where there used to be single houses with yards, Houston is building midrises.</div>
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They seem to be popping up everywhere, especially along the west and south sides.</div>
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This used to be an area with houses and yards. </div>
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And this was an old warehouse district.</div>
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Though it looks like an office building, this will be another highrise.</div>
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And what's especially interesting are the plans for 5 new light rail lines. We'll go from 17 stops to 65 stops before the end of the decade.</div>
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So for now we are in fourth place....and like any contest, nobody notices 4th place.</div>
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But first.....New York,</div>
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second....Los Angeles</div>
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and third....<strike>.Chicago</strike> Houston?</div>
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And knowing our luck, the 2020 data will probably go like this:</div>
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Chicago 2,700,000</div>
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Houston, 2,699,999</div>
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There's no chance that Houston will grab these unincorporated areas without huge battles. </div>
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But it does flavor the entire area and makes Houston feel a lot bigger than what's on the map. </div>
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If you need cheering up and need a smile, follow the link to see a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epZkeaERjyA&feature=youtu.be">WHOLE SCHOOL on one VIDEO</a> perform a song on acceptance and anti-bullying! The guy in the bear costume at minute 3:20 is my favorite! The thing is amazing! The song starts just after a small skit, so hang around long enough to see and hear the song.<br />
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In the Houston Heights and surrounding neighborhoods, there must be thousands of cozy bungalows with beautiful holiday lights. I try to pick different streets and areas each year, but many of these are perennial favorites. Next year I'm going to the famous Shepherd Park Plaza area where entire streets carry holiday themes. </div>
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But for this year, here are some individual bungalows that win my favorites award.</div>
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This snappy rosy pink bungalow knocked my <strike>socks</strike> Christmas stockings off!</div>
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Where's Elvis? He needs to be singing "It'll be a BLUE CHRISTMAS without you" on this front lawn.</div>
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Not willing to stick to just one color, this colorful bungalow fills the yard and porch with a rainbow of colors.</div>
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This bungalow is just a few blocks from our house. The hidden set of spotlights makes this one look like an island of holiday magic. They do this EVERY year and it's always one of my favorites.</div>
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Red, white, and blue! I love those light trees in the front yard. This was a new find and just down the street.</div>
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Here's the "I dare you to count the lights" version of a holiday bungalow. Now if it would only snow.</div>
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But my all time favorite is this Victorian home in Houston Heights. Who climbed up there to do the lights? </div>
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The Center for Hearing & Speech here in Houston organizes Via Colori each year.</div>
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Some had just finished. This poor artist had to contend with a large crack in the pavement. Exact squares are earmarked for each artist, so it's the luck of the draw.</div>
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November 17th & 18th, 2012</div>
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If you can't make it, enjoy these beautiful bungalows here on The Other Houston. I'm happy to show you around. I'm quite familiar with this little neighborhood since we drive through it every weekend on our way to church. For the past 25 years the owners of these quaint bungalows have continued to get in touch with their historic values and the results are amazing. Lots of love goes into restoring an old home.<br />
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I am so excited to find someone using the pottery columns! Many of these 'half' columns stand empty just waiting for decorative planters. Maybe this owner has rekindled that old tradition.</div>
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Notice the beautiful little pathway and garden feature.</div>
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I love the lush plantings around the porch!</div>
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This one has a superb cottage garden with a bungalow screened in porch.</div>
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I love the crisp tricolor paint motif. Historic screens add a wonderful touch to the windows.</div>
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This one is just charming, charming, CHARMING!</div>
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Cute little garden, nice variety of brickwork, and carefully painted gable work. I love it!</div>
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Another historic paint motif. Many of these bungalows feature three paint colors in stylish renditions of the past.</div>
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This is a great neighborhood for a bike tour. Park at the corner of Norhill Blvd and Pecore. That's our church parking lot and we don't mind at all. </div>
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To round out your historic tour, walk down to the corner of Pecore and Studewood. There you'll find Da Capo's Pastry Cafe. They have wonderful soups and sandwiches in a cozy shop.</div>
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I'll leave you with a snapshot of the plantings I helped develop in front of our church.</div>
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I have to thank Jill and Penny for their tireless efforts in watering these beauties all summer long.</div>
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The church is on Pecore across from Hogg Middle School in case you want to see the flowers or visit. We'd love to have you stop by.</div>
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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-54693151685625847092012-07-24T21:22:00.000-07:002012-07-25T07:26:43.504-07:00BUNGALOW FRONT YARD GARDEN IDEASHere's a sampling of some of the styles of gardening you can find in Houston's historic bungalow district.<br />
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The classic look with trimmed hedges and a variety of other plantings. These are balanced with a meticulously kept lawn. This is a beautiful bungalow!</div>
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The well-trimmed hedges and lawn compliment this cute bungalow. The symmetry and balance give this bungalow a pleasing style.</div>
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This rustic fence and sidewalk garden with snuggle near the cozy porch of this Heights bungalow.</div>
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Another type of fence garden filled with rambling floral vines adds to this gorgeous bungalow.</div>
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This hip looking bungalow shines with personal features and great colors. The hedge and fence give balance to the delightful vine arbor. I call this one the "K" bungalow.</div>
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This front yard includes a cottage garden. Cottage gardens come in all styles. This cottage garden shares the yard with a nice lawn and tree. The inviting brickwork and walkway draws the eye to the beautiful front porch.</div>
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Cottage gardens can include vegetables, shrubs, rose gardens, and annuals. Here's a wonderful example from Columbus, Texas.</div>
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The English garden can live on the wild side and still be beautiful. This carefully planted arbor & walkway warmly invites you to the front porch swing.</div>
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The last bungalow I'll show you today features an outstanding classic cottage garden using plants adapted to a Texas climate. This is one of the finest cottage gardens in the Houston Heights district.</div>
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Well that's it for today. Hope you enjoyed the tour of front yard gardens. Driving through the Houston Heights always inspires me.</div>
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A wonderful set of old Crape myrtles sets off the entrance to this bungalow garden. I like the addition of a palm to give the garden a tropical note.</div>
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Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirsutum) spills over the edge in this cottage garden.</div>
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Cottage gardens have no rules and that's the fun part. The exuberant foliage in this second garden plays against the simple antique styling of the gables and porch. It's a great match! Notice the window planters up top.</div>
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Sometimes a single image is not enough to contain a splendid cottage garden. Here are three views of this third example. </div>
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The front entry way has a nice arbor, a wonderful crushed granite pathway, and a myriad of flower colors in bloom.</div>
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The fence is absolutely superb and blends well with a brick bungalow. This fence is charming and inviting and quietly does its job. Aren't those wooden gates beautiful?</div>
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A final view of this terrific garden. That's a fig tree you see on the corner.</div>
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I hope I've given you some new ideas for your cottage garden. Start small with an area by your sidewalk or porch. Then add a little each year. Start with cheerful flowers like Black-eyed Susan.</div>
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</div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-23949076528435983412012-05-07T20:45:00.003-07:002012-05-07T20:59:30.890-07:00TYPES OF BUNGALOWSI'm always fascinated by the different types of bungalows we have here in Houston. This collection is based on the materials each is made from.<br />
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A beautiful stucco bungalow with curved porch archways located in Woodland Heights.</div>
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A sensational all wood bungalow in Houston Heights historical district.</div>
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A lovely all wood bungalow with brick and slab entry porch.</div>
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Another of this same type with an inviting front porch. I love this paint color combination, don't you?</div>
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Located in Houston Heights historical district.</div>
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A cozy all brick bungalow with beautiful landscaping.</div>
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A rare stone bungalow with a new tin roof. These stones look like they are from East Texas.</div>
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A limestone bungalow with new tin roof.</div>
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Here's another shot. I really like this look. Found here in Oak Forest.</div>
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A refurbished bungalow with natural style hardy board siding.</div>
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This is beautifully done and one of my favorite of the new styles of bungalows using hardy board.</div>
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Finally, another refurbished bungalow with hardy board and natural stone facade.</div>
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I'm so glad to see these bungalows refurbished rather than torn down.</div>
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This one was behind my bungalow here in Oak Forest. They are replaced by giant McMansions that look like monsters on our small lots.</div>
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Here's one going up along side our neighborhood bungalows. Why do people need such large houses?</div>
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Maybe if you were the Walton's and had 10 kids you might convince me that they are needed.</div>
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Maybe there's an indoor basketball court hidden under that roof. </div>
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Oh well, I guess the deer said they same thing when our little bungalows replaced their wild forest lands.</div>
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Wonder what will replace the McMansions a century from now?</div>
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Maybe the land will revert back to forests as we move into high rises.</div>
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Maybe I'll see a deer pass by.</div>
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</div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-70717783787773387242012-04-08T21:02:00.001-07:002012-06-25T19:44:18.153-07:00AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cute bungalow and picket fence in the Heights. I'll add this one to my picket fence collection.</div>
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One of my very favorite bungalows in the Heights. Nice, shady, and cool!</div>
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My wife's favorite bungalow on today's walk. On Woodland Street.</div>
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A fun store front on 11th street. Mystery objects...hmmmm.</div>
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I love shops like this!</div>
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The shark house.</div>
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You thought I was kidding? She gives swimming lessons to local children in her gorgeous pool.</div>
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My son took lessons from her.</div>
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They have a jam packed garden complete with a Topo Chico bottle tree.</div>
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Up until now I thought I was the only gardener with one.</div>
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Now back to the OTHER HOUSTON....the BIG CITY part. Happy work week!</div>
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Williams Tower....tallest skyscraper in the world outside of a central business district.</div>
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Located here in Houston, Texas.</div>
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<br /></div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-19049721256156532542012-02-05T08:48:00.000-08:002012-02-05T08:50:03.933-08:00BUNGALOW ROOFS, EAVES, GABLES & TRIMSounds like a nice name for a law firm: Roofs,Eaves,Gables & Trim...attorneys at law. Specializing in home repair malpractice cases.<br />
Here are some interesting bunaglow roofs, eaves, gables, and trim from the Houston Heights Historic District. I love these beautiful homes and their creative architectural styles. Hope you enjoy this month's selections. <br />
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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-48277669818303065542011-11-06T16:15:00.000-08:002011-11-06T16:18:45.122-08:00MORE BEAUTIFUL BUNGALOW PAINT COLORSMy wife and I went for a casual walking tour today in Houston Heights. I must have hit the jackpot. At every turn there was another beautifully maintained bungalow from the 1920s and 1930s. Don't you just love bungalows? I do. I live in one. David :-)/ Houston Texas<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hVQH0wTjK8k/TrchYffy6UI/AAAAAAAACqk/jP8NIVLd1wI/s1600/IMG_5699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hVQH0wTjK8k/TrchYffy6UI/AAAAAAAACqk/jP8NIVLd1wI/s640/IMG_5699.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The brick circle drive is a nice touch on this one. The color is subtle and beautiful...a greenish gray tone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CKvzFoOXC0M/TrcixV6oE1I/AAAAAAAACq8/sFRVbQT0Bbk/s1600/IMG_5709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CKvzFoOXC0M/TrcixV6oE1I/AAAAAAAACq8/sFRVbQT0Bbk/s640/IMG_5709.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll end with this pocket garden filled with blooms in November. Many of the new homes are two story, but try to carefully match the historic style. This is a great gardener. A tip of the trowel to you and your garden!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">David/ :-)</div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-90047006540307969442011-10-31T17:20:00.000-07:002011-10-31T18:43:16.682-07:008 YEARS OR 80? PLAY THE "HOW OLD ARE THESE BUNGALOWS" GAMEBuilders and owners alike try very hard to match building styles within historic districts. Sometimes it's imposed. Other times it comes from the desire to protect the look and feel of special places like the Houston Heights and Woodland Heights. Not all of these are bungalows, but all are in the historic district. I'll tell you the answers at the end. Warning: some homes are hybrids and would be considered both since there is an older, original part and a newer addition. If it's closer to 8 years old, then the answer is 8. If it's an original home, then the answer is 80 years. Get a pencil and paper and mark your answers. Ready?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B4rDRbyWz4c/Tq85Bvp8a1I/AAAAAAAAChA/Aa3RcIKl0Mc/s1600/IMG_5601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ida="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B4rDRbyWz4c/Tq85Bvp8a1I/AAAAAAAAChA/Aa3RcIKl0Mc/s640/IMG_5601.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally House L: 8 or 80? This one is probably my favorite because of the windows and roof line symmetry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But all of them are so nice it's hard to pick a favorite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Answers:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A. closer to 8 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">B. closer to 80 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">C. closer to 80</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">D. both are surprisingly closer to 8!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">E.closer to 80</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">F. closer to 8! This was painstakingly built to appear as if from the historical period of the Houston Heights </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">G. closer to 80</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">H. not certain, but probably closer to 80 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I.closer to 80 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">J.closer to 8</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">K. a hybrid of both 1910 & 2005, so it's both 8 and 80 years </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">L.closer to 80</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-82185664666594004762011-09-25T19:02:00.000-07:002011-09-25T19:02:39.151-07:00COZY BUNGALOW PORCHESFor this post, I went to an older part of the city that's experiencing a boom in remodeling old bungalows. Here are three wonderful bungalows with cozy chairs on the front porch.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IuFIHn_dTLU/Tn_c5p25DgI/AAAAAAAACOY/cYv1yzehsIg/s1600/IMG_8964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IuFIHn_dTLU/Tn_c5p25DgI/AAAAAAAACOY/cYv1yzehsIg/s640/IMG_8964.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, this 1910 Bungalow was just remodeled and on the market! What a nice sunny porch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's it for this time. Thanks for stopping by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">David/ :-)</div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-72008711651596468882011-08-31T19:54:00.000-07:002011-08-31T19:54:08.990-07:00WABASH FEED STORE: YOU NEED TO VISIT!Let's say you need a change of pace. Something different. Something a bit out of the ordinary. A place where you can see and buy fun things. Now throw in a healthy dose of nostalgia and you've got Wabash Feed & Antique Store on Washington Avenue. It's a fun place to take older people who have ties to country living and are stuck in the BIG CITY. And it's fun for the kids to see animals, plants, and a feed store. Plus, the garden art is fun, fun, and more fun. Stop by now that it's cooler since they have no A/C.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_5oHb2QYZUg/Tl7ykuspf_I/AAAAAAAAB-I/aQb4pXW3x3I/s1600/IMG_8161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_5oHb2QYZUg/Tl7ykuspf_I/AAAAAAAAB-I/aQb4pXW3x3I/s400/IMG_8161.jpg" width="400" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is definitely a good post for my blog, "The OTHER Houston". It's not what you imagine you'd find in a metropolis of over 2 million.</div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-5146856552605411702011-07-20T12:25:00.000-07:002011-07-24T22:19:11.224-07:00BUNGALOW & COTTAGE GARDEN FLOWERS FOR HOUSTON & THE GULF COASTI've been asked to design a colorful entrance to our church in the historic Houston Heights district. What an honor and what fun! My inspiration comes from the wonderful color beds designed by professionals in the Galleria area. The person who invents these is a genius and makes the drive very pleasant even in the worst traffic. I also love to see what's going on at my 3 favorite garden centers in town. Most of these flowers can be used all summer in a cottage garden or sunny bungalow garden. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U8H9zXcqmkg/Tib2lfIYiVI/AAAAAAAABuI/EMhgYING6nI/s1600/IMG_6562.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U8H9zXcqmkg/Tib2lfIYiVI/AAAAAAAABuI/EMhgYING6nI/s640/IMG_6562.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a perfect balance between blooms and foliage. It's not overpowering, but still eyecatching. I like it because it has endured an awful summer with drought. Pictured: Purple verbana, Silver Lamb's Ear, Silver Dusty Miller (Artemesia), Yellow lantana (not in bloom), Rudbeckia (daisy), and a tall Blue Salvia in the background. Photo from a church on Montrose Blvd.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN07r4K2TyzH_VpqAF2MmsKlj8Yqu9kmMZWGSSDKZUcXycwbxtKRL7oi2XMlHjJAGa1IaAsuzW2LSQfN86OcIidb1AkFXpFjwa9WkjQhrkNolrox3A2GK3uYjGXUpdzFGrFazvtyk84ia/s1600/IMG_6647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN07r4K2TyzH_VpqAF2MmsKlj8Yqu9kmMZWGSSDKZUcXycwbxtKRL7oi2XMlHjJAGa1IaAsuzW2LSQfN86OcIidb1AkFXpFjwa9WkjQhrkNolrox3A2GK3uYjGXUpdzFGrFazvtyk84ia/s640/IMG_6647.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zinnia linearis, Gomphrena (tiny purple globes), Sun-loving Coleus, Caladiums, Salvia, Rudbeckia, and white Angelonia. All can take full sun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-boNoFrVlBoE/Ticl1IF8ujI/AAAAAAAABuY/Maj8-gTxXyo/s1600/IMG_6567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-boNoFrVlBoE/Ticl1IF8ujI/AAAAAAAABuY/Maj8-gTxXyo/s640/IMG_6567.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little space between plants gives a cottage garden feel to these Rudbeckias (yellow) and lavender Obedient plants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9HN1DSbpCkQ/TicmPHzPy_I/AAAAAAAABuc/QNtzIffEGCs/s1600/IMG_6585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9HN1DSbpCkQ/TicmPHzPy_I/AAAAAAAABuc/QNtzIffEGCs/s640/IMG_6585.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A rock or two adds interest to a mix of Zinnia, Vinca, Cuphea, and a lavender-flowered bush I don't recognize.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SuvgWkGYxlc/TicoMCSAjiI/AAAAAAAABug/xH6FowrjXlo/s1600/IMG_6631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SuvgWkGYxlc/TicoMCSAjiI/AAAAAAAABug/xH6FowrjXlo/s640/IMG_6631.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">European fan palm, roses, loripetalum and a grasslike foliage plant gives a different look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-38e2ZEYSweg/TicqEoEKvYI/AAAAAAAABuk/9tznhr-LWMc/s1600/IMG_6651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-38e2ZEYSweg/TicqEoEKvYI/AAAAAAAABuk/9tznhr-LWMc/s640/IMG_6651.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another beautiful, mixed planting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7h-ouTO55io/Ticqmq082WI/AAAAAAAABuo/qNb60t2EzVo/s1600/IMG_6654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7h-ouTO55io/Ticqmq082WI/AAAAAAAABuo/qNb60t2EzVo/s640/IMG_6654.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coneflower, angelonia, zinnias, and a dwarf hibiscus are fabulous together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6MsqQ0t7-hA/TicrK1tfpPI/AAAAAAAABus/14RQW_Gmquo/s1600/IMG_6650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6MsqQ0t7-hA/TicrK1tfpPI/AAAAAAAABus/14RQW_Gmquo/s640/IMG_6650.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zinnia linnearus with lime green Sweet potato vines are an unusual mix, but seem to work together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, that's it for general impressions. Scroll down for Part 2 and a list of my 3 favorite nurseries in town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">David/ :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lQj7I7nl-Cg/TiTpeo0l_FI/AAAAAAAABsU/zBThvKNioTQ/s1600/IMG_6655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lQj7I7nl-Cg/TiTpeo0l_FI/AAAAAAAABsU/zBThvKNioTQ/s640/IMG_6655.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dwarf hibiscus, purple verbena, and white angelonia. Wow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-szK60pDOuak/TiTqOWyTLGI/AAAAAAAABsY/hYK2sMYORAA/s1600/IMG_6662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-szK60pDOuak/TiTqOWyTLGI/AAAAAAAABsY/hYK2sMYORAA/s640/IMG_6662.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Melochia tomentosa</em> ~ gray green foliage, lavender flowers, unusual leaf shape would contrast well with fine, feathery grasses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w2eH2NPDZL0/TiTquKQIyvI/AAAAAAAABsc/5cLs4sh_3zk/s1600/IMG_6590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w2eH2NPDZL0/TiTquKQIyvI/AAAAAAAABsc/5cLs4sh_3zk/s640/IMG_6590.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Almost all ornamental grasses grow well here in Houston. These are <em>Miscanthus</em>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QzelTP_snec/TiTrAIsp4gI/AAAAAAAABsg/2F2Q8M_74i4/s1600/IMG_6574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QzelTP_snec/TiTrAIsp4gI/AAAAAAAABsg/2F2Q8M_74i4/s640/IMG_6574.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mexican feather grass is a sensation. Drive along Gessner at Memorial City Mall to see it in action.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bb9mwxFwxkg/TiTrXCfcDzI/AAAAAAAABsk/n2OJIuEHLIM/s1600/IMG_6591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bb9mwxFwxkg/TiTrXCfcDzI/AAAAAAAABsk/n2OJIuEHLIM/s640/IMG_6591.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Rudbeckia fulgida</em> is a smaller, more dainty Black-eyed susan. It is very drought tolerant. It goes great with purple angelonia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mNj2A1qYUcY/TiTsFDGh5pI/AAAAAAAABso/MjCg1FdVKx4/s1600/IMG_6658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mNj2A1qYUcY/TiTsFDGh5pI/AAAAAAAABso/MjCg1FdVKx4/s640/IMG_6658.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you cannot find blackfoot daisy, this <em>Zinnia linearis</em> will do nicely as a stand in. It likes superb drainage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3zuh3FUFmRM/TiTsa9uJBqI/AAAAAAAABss/YzgsI1b3pBs/s1600/IMG_6573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3zuh3FUFmRM/TiTsa9uJBqI/AAAAAAAABss/YzgsI1b3pBs/s640/IMG_6573.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are new to me, but because they are in the white, proven winners containers, they will probably do fine here. I do not know the name, but these would be nice in front of larger plants. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kMOj0Pop5-I/TiTtK-jILDI/AAAAAAAABsw/C-Jm-N2nunE/s1600/IMG_6578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kMOj0Pop5-I/TiTtK-jILDI/AAAAAAAABsw/C-Jm-N2nunE/s640/IMG_6578.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you don't like the 'sunflower' look but want a massing yellow flower, get Golden Shower <em>Thryallis</em>. It is filled with delicate star-shaped blooms all summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hEmlEnS894g/TiTto6N9yeI/AAAAAAAABs0/dquUkBtznGY/s1600/IMG_6581.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hEmlEnS894g/TiTto6N9yeI/AAAAAAAABs0/dquUkBtznGY/s640/IMG_6581.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For foliage accents, dark green rosemary is stunning behind the silver gray leaves of licorice plant (<em>Helichrysum petiolare</em>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Add purple, white, and violet flowers for a wonderful landscape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kpf1kS5q2k0/TiTvGg6AvfI/AAAAAAAABs4/p2wJSDkYuas/s1600/IMG_6659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kpf1kS5q2k0/TiTvGg6AvfI/AAAAAAAABs4/p2wJSDkYuas/s640/IMG_6659.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Salvias </em>are sensational in a mixed bed with taller <em>Rudbeckias</em>. 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-41D1bHSNkhc/TiTvwUErz9I/AAAAAAAABs8/ib5k-KgtNUA/s1600/IMG_6720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-41D1bHSNkhc/TiTvwUErz9I/AAAAAAAABs8/ib5k-KgtNUA/s640/IMG_6720.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blue daze (<em>Convolvulus nuttallianus</em>) is my favorite as a delightful ground cover along borders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaCnY6T00hpRNw8TqAAfAs9xyD4Jup09YFN2wGV7mKyTKLSCMYl0qUSQdVgQvi_Y-cnXRNmFE9Wz399SUmHbQ1RDXBsBcctUq0ISMDuuothY5AI4mSNIlEdhfbVcnrKu1YBChyphenhyphen-e_DA0f/s1600/IMG_6657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaCnY6T00hpRNw8TqAAfAs9xyD4Jup09YFN2wGV7mKyTKLSCMYl0qUSQdVgQvi_Y-cnXRNmFE9Wz399SUmHbQ1RDXBsBcctUq0ISMDuuothY5AI4mSNIlEdhfbVcnrKu1YBChyphenhyphen-e_DA0f/s640/IMG_6657.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OK, I'll admit these <em>Vinca </em>do look beautiful. I would sprinkle a few in a mixed planting to showcase individual plants. I'm guessing this is a resistant strain to a wilt we have here in humid conditions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nSS9rNs9psQ/TiTxZUkVPmI/AAAAAAAABtE/ikTb_6sF3Zk/s1600/IMG_6644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nSS9rNs9psQ/TiTxZUkVPmI/AAAAAAAABtE/ikTb_6sF3Zk/s320/IMG_6644.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> The End ~ Happy Gardening!<br />
SO WHERE DO YOU FIND THESE PLANTS? IF YOU LIVE IN THE HEIGHTS AREA OR CENTRAL HOUSTON, GOOGLE THE FOLLOWING & STOP BY: <br />
<strong><em><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">ANOTHER PLACE IN TIME</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"> JOSHUA'S NATIVE PLANTS</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"> BUCHANAN'S NATIVE PLANTS</span></em></strong><br />
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This is one of my all time favorites. Good job! :-)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wDFGll73rwI/Tfzq7tZ0VoI/AAAAAAAABho/esO99unFEhk/s1600/IMG_5869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i$="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wDFGll73rwI/Tfzq7tZ0VoI/AAAAAAAABho/esO99unFEhk/s320/IMG_5869.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at the little chicken feet. Cute!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TQyFoLIp8jg/TfzrH6Eg6nI/AAAAAAAABhs/380TZqjsF6I/s1600/IMG_5865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" i$="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TQyFoLIp8jg/TfzrH6Eg6nI/AAAAAAAABhs/380TZqjsF6I/s640/IMG_5865.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also have an Art Car Museum along with an Art Car Parade here in Houston. I've never been, but it's on my list of places to visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting. David/ :-)</div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-56315881326621429972011-05-15T19:46:00.000-07:002011-05-18T15:01:34.271-07:00THE BUNGALOW PORCH GARDENThis is easily one of my favorite topics. I love bungalows. I love porches, and I love gardens. So imagine combining all three. These Houston bungalows are in the Heights area and were all in the same 15 minute walk. Imagine that! A porch garden can be plants on the porch, in front of the porch, or on the stairs or the sidewalk leading to the porch. Here are some fine examples.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pIPIkLxBh0k/TdCLGrP5jLI/AAAAAAAABao/DYFjfz8dUzM/s1600/IMG_5166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pIPIkLxBh0k/TdCLGrP5jLI/AAAAAAAABao/DYFjfz8dUzM/s640/IMG_5166.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Don't you just love this garden and bungalow? Notice the porch planters and the wildlife habitat sign in front. This is someone who knows what butterflies like and what animals need. I could sip iced tea on this porch all summer long! Wow!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6uNPkhzz7iQ/TdCLa3vTrpI/AAAAAAAABas/rb9qdK8c8YI/s1600/IMG_5172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6uNPkhzz7iQ/TdCLa3vTrpI/AAAAAAAABas/rb9qdK8c8YI/s640/IMG_5172.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> All of these sun loving plants are in bloom and I'm sure some are fragrant and their scent adds to the charm. That shady porch is so inviting. Don't you love the windows and the wood trim on this cozy bungalow.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p5MPCDt7A4I/TdCLxoIVeAI/AAAAAAAABaw/chG-vkSjsLg/s1600/IMG_5174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p5MPCDt7A4I/TdCLxoIVeAI/AAAAAAAABaw/chG-vkSjsLg/s640/IMG_5174.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> And speaking of charming, isn't this front porch fantastic? The paint, trim, stained glass windows and hanging baskets make this bungalow picture perfect.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PGVyBdJTOrY/TdCMDE9wK9I/AAAAAAAABa0/2bc0q5yW56Q/s1600/IMG_5171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PGVyBdJTOrY/TdCMDE9wK9I/AAAAAAAABa0/2bc0q5yW56Q/s640/IMG_5171.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Finally, this fenced garden and porch are one of my favorite. This garden has all elements that make you take a second look. Notice the tropical plants, the balance between small, feathery foliage and the bold agaves. The layers of plants build and take the eye to the porch and home. And the gate and natural fence accent the entire scene. These gardeners need to win a landscape award from Garden Design magazine. And that's no exageration!<br />
I'll have more porches and gardens in future posts. So many porches....so little time.<br />
Thanks for stopping by. Hope you find a porch and have some iced tea!<br />
David/ :0)Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-81984346415267290522011-04-06T21:17:00.000-07:002011-04-06T21:29:59.128-07:00BEST BUNGALOW GARDEN AWARD ~ SPRING 2011 EDITIONBack in the Autumn I decided to find the best Bungalow garden in my part of Houston and give it an award. I've driven by hundreds, perhaps thousands of yards to see what I could find for the Spring 2011 Edition.<br />
And once again I went past that same Bungalow garden and once again it wins the top prize. I really feel like I've entered a dream when I walk past the place. Here's the Spring Edition of this same fantastic botanical masterpiece. Hope you will agree, it's simply Houston's finest example of a bungalow garden.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fFh2Tlu1ne4/TZ06gc50ibI/AAAAAAAABTE/Mq1rEasrMR0/s1600/IMG_4040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fFh2Tlu1ne4/TZ06gc50ibI/AAAAAAAABTE/Mq1rEasrMR0/s640/IMG_4040.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A tip of the trowel from one gardener to another! This is fabulous gardening!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">David/ :-)</div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557690681441984849.post-56361134255210832011-03-14T16:35:00.000-07:002011-07-24T22:00:13.016-07:00BUNGALOW COLORS ~ SOME BEAUTIFUL COMBINATIONSI get real excited about paint colors and the wonderful combinations I see around town. Here are a few of my favorites. These bungalows are all in the Houston Heights Historical District. American Bungalow Magazine also has posted a historic color chart for bungalow exteriors at <a href="http://www.americanbungalow.com/2010/06/exterior-paint-colors">http://www.americanbungalow.com/2010/06/exterior-paint-colors</a> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jgu-R50xnSk/TX6iWd5EeBI/AAAAAAAABNI/N3oZGruMQQ8/s1600/IMG_3544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" q6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jgu-R50xnSk/TX6iWd5EeBI/AAAAAAAABNI/N3oZGruMQQ8/s640/IMG_3544.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Subdued earthtones with white trim works well on this bungalow. Notice the meticulous landscaping and inviting front porch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JgqXBYOjvCU/TX6ifpMs_cI/AAAAAAAABNM/71cpZOx7icA/s1600/IMG_3547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" q6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JgqXBYOjvCU/TX6ifpMs_cI/AAAAAAAABNM/71cpZOx7icA/s640/IMG_3547.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another subdued tone but with a burgandy secondary color and perfectly crisp,white trimming. Isn't this nice? Wow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DlVW1CNdDnI/TX6iywmoRhI/AAAAAAAABNU/IOSvvn3IQzI/s1600/IMG_3545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" q6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DlVW1CNdDnI/TX6iywmoRhI/AAAAAAAABNU/IOSvvn3IQzI/s640/IMG_3545.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another subdued primary tone with matching yellowish cream trim. This bungalow is picture perfect and the wrap around front porch is complete with that gorgeous porch rail. Notice the carefully crafted details in the gable trimming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--YAV8t7q9fU/TX6iqFpB-qI/AAAAAAAABNQ/Z_q7yh25WcA/s1600/IMG_3548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" q6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--YAV8t7q9fU/TX6iqFpB-qI/AAAAAAAABNQ/Z_q7yh25WcA/s640/IMG_3548.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The blue shades with pure white trim work very well together. Notice the matching trellis skirts and classy gable eave supports.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those azaleas will complement this tone each Spring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, this is an older style bungalow and someone has taken great care to restore it to its original charm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice the decorative porch rail, the stylish door and the outstanding windows. The top gable window is quite distinct and gives this charming bungalow even more character. And, if you look carefully, you'll notice EACH board on the roof overhang is notched! What care in construction. This is a rare treasure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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