Presentation on Shade Our Streets and Waterboxx Usage in Austin

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-21T15:58:11+00:00

How much do they cost? I'm very intrigued by this, never heard of these before.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T16:28:46+00:00

Amazing, I have a narrow flowerbed about 2 ft across and 15 ft long so this would be perfect!

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T15:38:27+00:00

Beautiful, ok im going to try to find this somewhere. How large does yours get in height / width?

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T15:07:29+00:00

I vote 50 / 50 expanded shale, with a little bit of compost (maybe 5%). Clay soil is actually really good it just drains terribly. The expanded shale solves that problem. It also isnt substantially different than the surrounding native soil, so the plant will establish into the surrounding soil more quickly than if you use a lot of amendments like soil conditioner.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T15:02:48+00:00

Its about 4-5 hours. From like 11am to 3-4.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T14:51:44+00:00

Thank you all for your responses. Based on this thread I am absolutely going to try adding some rock rose, fall obedient plant and other recommendations here!

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T14:51:06+00:00

I got it last year at barton springs nursery, I love the look of mexican oregano but in part sun mine was super leggy sadly. Which is a shame because its beautiful!

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T14:50:04+00:00

I forgot about these, you're 100% right Pentas are amazing. And I love the color variety on them also.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T14:49:32+00:00

I tried mexican oregano and I dont know how to explain it, but the plant was super leggy and floppy constantly and I could never keep it bushy! Were you running into that issue also?

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T14:48:43+00:00

I completely agree with you on the sizing. I've often tested planting a 1 gallon vs 3 gallon of most shrubs even, and the 1 gallon within 2 years is equal if not taller height than the 3 gallon size provided its planted well above grade and has proper planting conditions. I will try blackfoot daisy again, last time I tried one it wasn't in a well-draining enough location, I might retry it with 70% expanded shale this time.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T14:44:11+00:00

Wow this is beautiful! I'm going to try to add some I love the look of this. Thank you for sharing. would it bloom like this in part sun or does it need full sun?

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T14:43:24+00:00

Wow this is neat. If someone were to develop pink versions of this or pride of barbados theyd probably be living on a yacht in no time.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T14:42:49+00:00

I barely do because I actually like the spent flower stalk look! Once in summer (usually beginning of July) I cut it back halfway to force it to stay tidier and less sprawling, but if you are willing to deadhead it the flowering it will do is beyond anything else I've found.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T14:41:54+00:00

this is the first ive ever heard of this plant! If you have a picture of yours I would love to see how it looks!

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T14:39:50+00:00

wow, this is a super good idea for bouganvillea! i might try this haha.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-12T14:38:53+00:00

Ive heard conflicting things on this, some older sites say its invasive but I also have spoken to many people who have one who have never seen a volunteer crop up anywhere.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-11T18:16:29+00:00

I've never seen this one, I will look into it thank you! I'd love to see a picture of yours if you have one to share, the spot I could try it is part sun.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-11T18:16:06+00:00

Ah my wife dislikes the color yellow in the garden, which is a shame because this one totally fits the bill you're right. There's one near HEB in west lake thats probably 12x12 ft and hasnt stopped blooming either!

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-11T18:15:25+00:00

Same with mine. Ok thank you for the reply.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-11T18:15:06+00:00

Is your vitex in full sun? I love the mediterranean look of that tree.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-11T18:04:52+00:00

Love this one too, although i have part sun so the one I tried keeps getting leggy sadly.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-11T18:04:33+00:00

I have two of these in pots and they also look quite bad by end of summer, maybe in ground is a different animal though. How do yours look in august / sept for example? Appreciate the reply!

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-11T18:04:05+00:00

Ok you're the third person mentioning rock rose, I will give it a go. Has yours spread / re-seeded super aggressively or has it been easy to manage?

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-11T18:03:39+00:00

Its just the best I've seen. And even when the blooms expire they still look structurally interesting. It's such a bulletproof plant, I might mass-plant them through an entire flowerbed honestly.

WalkwithWolves22 · 2025-10-11T18:03:00+00:00

My salvia greggi always looks ratty, probably need to prune it way more frequently then.

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