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Best of Makeovers so far for 2023 from Garden Guy
Almost halfway through 2023 and here are some of our best! Garden Guy is Houston’s number one residential garden consultant with 30+ years of real experience at home landscaping makeovers for your viewing pleasure! Renovations for homes just like yours. If it happens in backyard and front yard landscaping, Garden Guy has seen it! Garden Guy has been designing and installing landscaping for homes for more than 30 years in Houston and Sugar Land.
Salvia farinacea ‘Henry Duelberg’
Salvia farinacea ‘Henry Duelberg’Low maintenance, heat tolerant, native perennial with masses of showy blue flowers.Mass Planting Border Edging General Garden Use Container Planting Hardiness: Zone 7. Exposure: Full size: Height — 3 feet tall; width — 3 feet wideThe Henry Duelberg Salvia is a variety of the mealy cup or blue sage and is a perennial native plant of South and Central Texas. It’s a Texas Superstar® known for low maintenance and heat, drought, and humidity tolerance.
Texas Giant Hibiscus
Moy Grande hibiscus, also known as Texas giant hibiscus, the plant was developed in San Antonio and is well-loved by many Texas gardeners. Moy Grande is a hybrid descendant of the tropical hibiscus, which can’t survive winter of any sort, and hibiscus species native to the southern US, which have more tolerance for a bit of chill. With flowers as large as a serving platter, it’s easy to see why so many gardeners love this hardy perennial.
KNOCK OUT® Rose
The Knock Out® Family of Roses are easy to grow and don't require special care. Plant them individually among shrubs, annuals and perennials in mixed beds and borders. Plant them in large groups to create a colorful hedge or along a foundation to provide a bright border.
Mexican Heather
Mexican heather makes the Texas Superstar list! Versatile pollinator-friendly ornamental Mexican heather, is an old-fashioned and reliable pollinator-friendly ornamental plant that adds big color to gardens and landscapes has been named the latest Texas Superstar. Profuse purple flowers on a versatile, tidy, compact shrub with finely textured, glossy, bright green foliage. Reblooms continuously, well into fall. Good for edging and seasonal color in beds and borders. A popular container plant for pots and baskets. Semi-evergreen.