It's The Little Things

It's early September, and the extreme drought and heat have faded just enough to wake up my sleeping garden. During the worst of the drought, there wasn't much to see. Now some little gems are peeking out for me to enjoy. For instance the tiny "white" sunflowers are in bloom, finally. They were supposed to be large and white, but somehow I don't think yellow sunflowers that are only one foot tall are quite the same.

My black eyed susan vines had withered away to almost nothing after growing only a few inches high. Now suddenly, one little flower appeared. It's not exactly going to make a big impact in my garden, but it's still cute.

Autumn sage recently came to my garden, and I'm enjoying the tiny bright pink blossoms. Hopefully next year they will put on a much bigger show. I've seen them planted in the median of a nearby city, thriving with no care whatsoever, so I figured I could count on them.

I thought the bicolor buddliea was a goner during the drought, but not only has it put on new leaves, it is starting to bloom again.

The world's most pitiful rose bush has put out one single lavender bloom scented so very sweetly. This is Angel Face. 

Black and Blue salvia finally starting blooming. I overwinter this in the basement every year since I'm pushing its zone. Love it!

Here's another one that spends all winter in the basement, because it's an annual here. It's Mona Lavender
Plectranthus, and it doesn't bloom until late summer. It only has one or two blooms right now, but hopefully it will keep on going until it's covered in flowers.

Even Phlox Nicky decided to come out of retirement and put out two little blossoms.

And after two years sitting in the garage, we finally installed the pretty white birdhouse on its pole.

Sometimes, it's the little things that really make me smile!