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Drive-By Gardens: Waterwise entrance yard on Fort Hill


July 11, 2023

Cruising by the Fort Hill space of Outdated West Austin not too long ago, I noticed this stunning 1910 residence with a sky-blue door and fashionable landscaping. I hit the brakes for a more in-depth look.

The home sits atop a entrance yard terraced with Corten metal and board-formed concrete partitions. A deep hellstrip mulched with gravel accommodates a grassy planting of bulletproof pink yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora), Mexican feathergrass (Nassella tenuissima), woolly stemodia (Stemodia lanata), and whale’s tongue agave (Agave ovatifolia).

That whale’s tongue agave is a stunner, and harmoniously set off with woolly stemodia groundcover. No deer on this neighborhood, so the pink yuccas look beautiful with arched wands of coral flowers. And what a view! An artfully pruned heritage reside oak frames the dome of the Texas Capitol.

Hummingbirds have been darting from flower to flower, stealing sips of nectar and chasing one another off. I really like how the whale’s tongue agave echoes the comfortable blue of the entrance door.

Floating steps make a proper flip at a metal planter field dotted with small golden barrel cacti. Alongside the muse, a metal terraced mattress accommodates a frothy planting of sedge and palmetto — possibly silver noticed?

The sedge continues throughout the proper facet of the yard. No conventional garden in any respect, I feel. The home faces southwest, which suggests the sedge receives just about a full day of solar. I’d like to know which selection it’s.

I feel this entrance yard could be very nicely designed and interesting with a restrained palette of native and tailored crops. Plus the home itself is a Texas charmer. Bravo!

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