The seasons in north Texas are hard to define.
We have summer and not summer.
We sort of skip over transitional seasons,
like spring and fall,
with winter varying from really cold temperatures (10° F)
to really mild temperatures (60° F),
or even into the 70-80° (F) occasionally.
or even into the 70-80° (F) occasionally.
Just two weeks ago, on Veteran's Day,
this field of blue salvia was in full bloom
on a country road leading into Salado, Texas,
a small town in the central part of Texas.
A first for me.
I've never seen a field of blue salvia before.
Blue salvia is often used in flower beds and
in containers on decks, but I had never seen
an entire field of blue salvia before.
Did the owner plant all these individual plants?
Or did the plants naturalize in the field from only a handful of plants?
How large is this field?
I couldn't see where the field of flowers ended.
The field is bordered by a large stand of live oak trees
that remain green year round.
Will the plants survive the winter
and return to blooming next spring?
The color is similar to the blues of our treasured
Texas bluebonnets
that bloom for a short period in late March to mid April.
Blue salvia, however, blooms for many months of the year.
I grow it in pots on my deck from early spring until frost nips it.
What a wonderful view for the residents of Salado and
for visitors to Salado who come to shop.
While the countryside still looks like summer,
the shops in town are dressed for fall.
Colorful-leaved Crotons pair perfectly with orange and pink pumpkins
for a fall arrangement all the way until Thanksgiving.
In most parts of the United States,
Crotons are inside houseplants,
but not here.
Where we have summer, then not-summer.
Changing seasons
are harder to define here
by the weather.
Beautiful old historic buildings used as speciality shops
help define the changing seasons.
While the countryside is in full bloom with summery flowers,
and the front entrance to Magnolias in Salado is dressed for fall,
the adjoining storefront section is already dressed in
twinkling fairy lights of the
Christmas season.
Changing Seasons - Texas style.
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