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Meet the authors, Bob and Lana Beyer

 Welcome to our world of horticulture. We moved from the Houston Gulf Coast to the NW Austin suburbs in early 2006.  Our yard resembles a miniature botanical garden with a diverse collection of hundreds of  different rare and unusual plant cultivars and varieties.  Included in these collections are tropicals (bromeliads, orchids, bougainvillea,  hibiscus, plumeria,  flowering and foliage ornamentals, palms and cycads, etc),  citrus , cacti & succulents (agaves,  yucca, euphorbias, etc), rare and unusual plants from around the world,  hardy perennials, unusual cultivars of holly and other commonly known  hardy ornamental shrubs and trees, and aquatic plants.   This type of plant collecting requires much discipline (e.g. limits on the number of plants in each type), landscape planning to allocate space according to plant needs, and consideration of and provision for over-wintering tender plants. We have a small 82 sq. ft. lean-to greenhouse which is filled to capacity each winter.   Bob has a particular fondness for plant cultivars that are variegated or unusual growth forms and in continuing learning about a broad variety of plants.  Bob is a Master Gardener in Travis County, (and formerly a Master Gardener in Harris County)TX.  Lana  enjoys a wide variety of flowering plants and garden designing.   We are both fully retired and enjoying time to pursue hobbies and interests full time.   We both live a very environmentally friendly life-style (e.g. drive a hybrid vehicle, recycle everything that is possible, avoid using chemicals in the garden, and encourage wildlife into our yard).  Please consider doing the same.  Thank you for visiting our site.  

Bob's favorite place to find uncommon plants:   Caldwell Nursery  in Rosenberg, TX, south of Houston.

Bob's favorite TV Gardening Show:  Gardening by the Yard (Paul James), HGTV

Bob welcomes opportunities to give presentations to gardening related organizations on a wide variety of horticultural topics. 

Like most plant people, we love to share ideas, conversation, or advice with others so let's hear from you.  Click below to contact us.  

 

ABOUT OUR PLANTS THAT WE GROW AND SHARE 

Wondering what plants we grow?  Check out our complete Plant Inventory/Database.  
 

YES, we do share our plants by trading or offering them (if available or possible) at very reasonable prices to other plant collectors . 

Proceeds from such sales help defray the cost of providing this web site for public service.

Send an inquiry if you find a plant on our list that you want..

 

Let nature into your yard.  It's amazing how beautiful even the smallest of creatures can be.  The Crab or Thorn  spider (Gasteracantha elipsoides) comes in many colors (white, yellow, orange, and red as shown here).  As a fringe benefit, they control insect populations plus add a new dimension of color and liveliness to the garden.   (photo by Mike Burnett)

Share your garden with nature's wonderful creatures.  With natural habitats being destroyed by man for development,  available space for wildlife of all kinds is shrinking and many creatures have to learn to adapt or perish. Here a morning dove chose to make her nest and rear her young in a hanging basket.   She was not disturbed while in need of this space.  (photo by Sam Chism) 

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