Pat Walzel has lived in her home off of Omar for 20 years. And even though she has no favorite plant they are all meaningful to her.
“Everything in my garden has a story and is meaningful to me.” Is how Pat Walzel describes her garden. “I have lots of milkweed because I have a Monarch butterfly house. I have released over 60 butterflies so far this year!”
Her local nursery is Buchanan’s Native Plants and her garden is filled with natives and flowering plants that attract birds butterflies and bees. When asked to list some of the blooms that fill her garden she responds,
“Many varieties of wildflowers, Texas Crag Lily, and Texas Star Hibiscus, Zinnias, petunias, pansies, gerbera daisies, gazanias, coleus, day lilies, amaryllis, bird of paradise, and Brachyscome” to name a few. She continues, ”My amaryllis were given to me by neighbors. Those amaryllis came from their mothers or grandmothers’ gardeners. I have 3 different varieties from these different neighbors.”
Though Pat claims to not have a favorite she does have a fondness for one particular species of plant, “I love day lilies. Actually, I have several types of lilies, day lilies, spider lilies, Easter lilies, tiger lilies, Lily of the Nile and rose lilies.”
But if you’re a weed watch out, “I Despise weeding but Love to plant. “I am in my garden first thing in the morning & last thing in the evening. I see God’s love for us in the garden.”
Pat says she’s honored to have her garden featured as Yard of the Month though her plan has always been the same.
“My main goal was to create a flowering garden. Something has to be flowering every season of the year. Camellias in the winter, Gardenias, orchid trees and red buds in the Spring. Crape Myrtle in the summer. Bottle brush & roses in the fall.”