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Growth is Beautiful

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Last year we planted 2 shrubs on either side of our backyard porch, two of these being Texas Sage. Over a month ago we were outside and realized how overgrown they had became. One was so wide that it was now covering half of our sidewalk. So, off we went to buy pruning shears. We spent a couple of hours cutting it back, pulling any dead pieces out, and just generally loving on it. This was about the time that the weather here in Texas was warm enough for the year that we started letting the kids play outside everyday, so we began watching the shrub in the evenings. Pulling any leaves that blew around its base to keep it clean and watering it with care. We've had several thunderstorms roll through and drop decent rain lately. Each time I hear the rain I think how good it is for our yard and shrubs. Last night as Andy was on the grill I stopped and looked at just how beautiful all of our shrubs are with their blooms. The same Texas Sage that was an overgrown mess 6 weeks ago, is no...