The Water Oak Circle

The water oak circle was a roundish area around the water oak that lived in the back yard until January 2016, when I had it removed. The area was bordered with red bricks, many of which ended up buried under the grass.

 On August 25, 2013, I took a picture of the area after having roughly indicated its periphery with sticks.
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Besides the water oak, the primary plants in the circle were loropetalum and Texas sage, both added by a previous owner for ornamental reasons. Here's a view from September 5, 2013 that shows part of the loropetalum stand on the west side of the water oak.

On September 22, 2013, the Texas sage was flowering on the southern side of the circle.

On September 29, 2013, after a rainy day, an agaricus mushroom appeared by the loropetalum. 

On October 12, 2013, the loropetalum was flowering.
By October 27, 2013, the Texas Sage had stopped flowering.

On March 12, 2014, I noticed all the squirrel nests high in the branches of the water oak.
The northeast side of the water oak circle on May 17, 2104.

On October 19, 2014, a patch of basket grass was spreading on southeast side of the water oak.
 On the same day, I took a picture of the dwarf palmetto that had been there a long time without growing appreciably.

By November 2, 2014, the loropetalum and Texas sage on the west side of the water oak had grown significantly larger since I moved in. At the time, I was letting the St. Augustine grass grow long.
On February 22, 2015, the loropetalum was in full flower, and both it and the Texas sage were much larger than they were in May 2013 when I moved in.
I removed both the loropetalum and the Texas sage a few months before I removed the water oak in 2016, primarily because they were not native, and they hindered access to that area of the yard.

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