Ruth Bowen's garden in southeast Texas

Edited By : Benjamin L. Bowen

We are in growing zone 9a and have a "Beaumont clay" soil, which is nutrient rich but drains poorly. It must be amended with an organic material / compost and sand mix to make it suitable for growing most plants. This journal is an area where I keep quick reference information concerning plants and gardening for my garden is southeast Texas.

What's in the Garden & Yard

Trees	Shrubs	Plants
Ash ( 1 ) Front S/E location, not doing well, old time to cut down. Crepe Myrtle ( 6 ) Fig ( 1 ) Backyard NW location vigourous & fruit bearing Japanese maple ( 1 ) Was in west side location Not doing well. Transplanted to container12-2001 on 3-2002 moved to ENE location for morning sun and mostly shady locale. Magnolia ( 1 ) Oak ( 2 ) Pine ( 6 ) Purple leaf plum ( 1 )	Japanese Boxwood	Azaleas Mexican Autumn Sage Monkey Grass Bridal veil spiria Assorted day lillies Assorted hybiscus Bromiliads Red & Purple Japanese iris Vintage white bearded German iris Camellias Blue salvias Floribunda roses & Queen Victoria climbing rosa

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