Crape myrtle near Post Office

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2. Unfortunately the crepe myrtle blooms in Texas have withered due to the heat.

My parents had a few crepe myrtle trees in their back yard when they lived in Brenham with the blooms ranging from light pink to fuchsia and lavender. My mom loved the time that she lived there because of all of the flowering plants such as azaleas, althea, hydrangea, gladiolas, roses, iris, and lilies.

I was a partial to the gladiolas because they were mailed to us in error of another selection. The glads were variegated with maroon and purple as offset colors. The purple glads actually had three different hues which were beautiful. I made one flower arrangement with yellow, melon, pink, and purple flowers in a teardrop formation such that it looked like an eye.