Entering the garden on the west side from the driveway through a beautiful wrought iron gate , one arrives in the first garden room with espaliered pear trees and a giant antique olive jar that is used as a rain barrel . Continuing
on to the planked limestone dining terrace , a wrought iron pergola with Confederate jasmine was designed to shade the area from the hot Texas sun . A cooling wall fountain of five lion heads creates an intimate spot for dining and is always enjoyed from the family room .
Walking along a crushed stone path to the main garden one passes a fabulous carved stone bench before entering a formal garden of clipped boxwoods , five terra cotta urns with bay laurel topiaries and seasonal color of blue pansies in the winter and red winged begonias in the summer .
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