) new gardener that was about to get his own home and was trying to learn as much as possible before he got his hands full of dirt and green. 
Well, (and luckily for me, my wife has experience gardening unlike me haha), I finally got my house at the beginning of December, so now about a month and a week later my New House project is finally finished..
so basically when I moved in I noticed that the ground wasn't very well taken care of and there were many patches of missing grass that were muddy and much of it looked overall in bad shape, I was thinking over-mowed and under-watered.
Anyway, I decided in order to let the backyard become healthier I let it be for a whole month, so basically I haven't messed with it (other than picking up trash and spreading a bit of organic matter) and after a month the back yard looks SIGNIFICANTLY healthier (and probably ready to mow
)... and I found so many interesting plants growing there and I'm dying to know what they are.Luckily I don't have a lot of creeping screwbeans growing in my yard since they're invasive and all over my neighborhood..
Anyway, these are some of the plants I found, I posted a thread earlier with a funny plant growing in my backyard, and for those who saw it this will be the first picture, the Updated and semi-fully grown plant!
So, now it will finally be put to rest between whether it was a mustard, a parsley, or a dandelion (OR something different?! :O), I'm still not sure what it is... This picture should also give you an idea of what the majority of my soil looks like, a clay type soil that is dry and looks like its in bad shape
Here it is, the exact same plant right now:
Picture1:
[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/CIMG2898.jpg[/img]
here is the picture of of the way it looked like when I posted it first... also, the plant right next to it thats slightly different still looks exactly the same!
Picture2:
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Here is another interesting plant in the backyard, this one is sprouting some really pretty bright blue flowers, not sure what it is and if the flowers are fully bloomed yet but they sure are pretty (and tiny!)
Picture3:
[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/CIMG2899.jpg[/img]
This one right here is really interesting, you can see a mixture of a few plants, the one that I posted above, the grass that covers 90% of my lawn (the thin green one, also does anyone know what grass that is?) and a new plant with tiny little white flowers thats very pretty and all over the yard
Picture4:
[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/CIMG2900.jpg[/img]
I am going to post another picture of the tiny white flowers
... are these the tiny white flowers that are often in flower arrangements? I see them paired with roses often, but they could just be ones that look similar Picture5:
[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/CIMG2904.jpg[/img]
I think this one is similar (probably the same plant!) as the first picture I posted, I noticed it in a different part of my backyard, and in different places in the neighborhood too.
Picture6:
[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/CIMG2905.jpg[/img]
Not sure what this is at all, but it has small yellow flowers!
Picture7:
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This is an interesting looking tree as well, wonder what it is? I have no idea O_O (there's also a Lime tree, but since it has Limes growing I know what it is XD!)
Picture8:
[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/CIMG2901.jpg[/img]
Also, this is a little ground cover that is covering a LARGE portion of my backyard, its really pretty and reminds me of clovers... Speaking of clovers there are actually a few clovers meshed in there if you look closely too, but the majority of it doesn't look like clovers to me. Anyone know what they are?
Picture9
[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/CIMG2903.jpg[/img]
I'm even starting to work on building some raised beds out of used bricks, man I am excited for the SPRING, I have a huge collection of seeds (I just went to a downtown market and some guy was selling seeds for approximately 1-10c a package and I think I grabbed at least one of every seed he had haha) and a few helpful people have been helping me out as well, on top of what I've collected myself. I have been collecting wood pallets as well and I'm about done making a little box of sorts outside for my compost (mostly to look nice)
Also, any suggestions on what to do next for my garden and maybe some stuff I can start growing already would be amazing! I don't run the heater that much during the winter so my house is relatively cool but not as cold as outside and I could probably do window gardening if I paid attention to my windows... or anyone know what plants would grow well here in South Texas? I think I'm zone 10 or 11.
Thanks everyone for your help in advance!
-A very excited and enthusiastic new gardener.
