Made in Texas . . . Donna and Charles Adaway's garden on Oyster Creek just makes you want to kick off your shoes and go sit by the creek, have a cool one, and watch nature.
In many ways this garden feels like a beer garden in the hill country. Lots of seating areas among the trees, or where shade was lost to Hurricane Ike, a canopy covers a seating area with a firepit for cooler times, flowers in the summer. And you're greeted by a dragon . . . but that's another story this friendly, funny couple may tell about their garden made for friends and outdoor entertaining. A large patio connects into the cooking station.
You'll find interesting collectibles throughout the garden. Donna is a bargain finder and she knows how to use spray paint to make the seemingly most uninteresting, yes, even pitiful object, interesting. Even the garage and lean-to shed feel like an outbuilding on a ranch.
And like any good Texas garden, the roses and other plants will be blooming away. A jasmine arbor replaces the oak tree. But one cooking station isn't enough . . . you need a smoking section away from the house with some iced-down cool ones as well. And that's Charles' specialty. He can also tell you some wonderful Red-tailed Hawk and other bird stories. Seems there's other benefits to living on Oyster Creek.
Whether you're finding a mail box in a tree, a cow skull out of a Georgia O'Keefe photograph or many Texas and southwestern motifs, this fun and colorful garden is truly Made in Texas, though Charles had to get here from Louisiana as fast as he could.
Come enjoy this fun and eclectic garden. It's a great place for enjoying the Adaway's brand of Texas hospitality . . .