This breed became a brave fortress guard in medieval France, and gradually many big chateaux took pride in owning this imposing dog. The French nobility found the dog attractive in the late 17th century and for a short while, the Great Pyreneesâ demand grew in the Royal Court of Louis XIV.
Small garden vegetables to plant in Texas includes beets, broccoli, cabbage, squash, eggplant, carrots, garlic, lettuce, green beans, pole beans, peppers, onions, radishes, tomatoes and spinach. Herbs to plant include parsley, cilantro, mint, chives, lavender and rosemary.
The flowers are planted by the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) and local city and county governments as part of a wildflower beautification program started by Lady Bird Johnson. The first two weeks in April are considered prime bloom time for bluebonnets around Austin and the Texas Hill Country. The blue lupine variety is well known as the Texas Bluebonnet, the state flower of Texas.