I've been keeping this blog for a few years now, and I haven't made any drastic changes to my landscape in awhile. That means that you may have seen some of these scenes before. Since I am the owner of this garden, my delight never wavers. Besides, I keep this blog as my garden journal. I like to look back at old posts, to see what was blooming at this time in the past. But that means you may see some repeats on here.
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| Monarch beauty on sunflower |
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| Caladiums |
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| Cut and Come Again zinnias |
I won't apologize though. I appreciate any visitors to my blog, whether the've seen it all before, or not!
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| Queen Red Lime zinnias |
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| Tequila Lime zinnias |
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| Queen Red Lime zinnias |
Late summer is a bit of a struggle for many gardeners. Flowers are fading, and it's still too hot for cool weather autumn blooms. I find that I depend on annuals to show me some pizzaz when the perennials tend to fade.
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| Sunflowers and stormy skies |
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| Shady porch container |
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| Tall Ribbon Mix snapdragons have been reseeding here for years |
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| Caladiums |
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| Hanging angel wing begonias, with common begonias in window boxes |
Plus my hydrangeas are peaking about now. I do love these babies!
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| Hydrangea bouquet for drying |
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| Endless Summer, lots of blooms hiding inside |
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| Little Quickfire hydrangea |
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| Little Lime hydrangea |
Still, there's nothing really new to show off. But that hasn't stopped me, has it?
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| Radsunny knockout rose |
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| Don Juan climbing rose |
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| Chinatown rose |
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| Chinatown rose |
Every monarch that shows up here is greeted with a photo op. I didn't raise any in the kitchen this year, my milkweeds didn't fare well enough to sustain them. I'll plant more next year, and hope for the best.
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| About to launch |
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| Bedraggled beauty |
And just because it isn't fresh news, it doesn't mean that I don't enjoy showing off my little patches of pretty, even if those patches are just repeats.
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| Sunset hyssop and rudbeckia |
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| Caladiums and lamium |
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| Plumbago groundcover |
Thanks for stopping by anyway, even when there's nothing new under the sun.
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| Sedum Autumn Joy begins to bloom, and the pollinators can't wait |
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| A place to watch the veggies grow |
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| Bottle tree |
