I noticed summer fading at 8:15 last night. I remember when my boys were little and being thankful when the days were getting shorter. This meant I could get them in the house a few minutes earlier, wash a days worth of dirt from their bodies, and get some food in them before ten o’clock. […]
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Just Some Purty Flowers
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So many things are blooming now, I just couldn’t stop at a couple of pictures. The Mirabilis jalapa or 4 o’clocks are a reseeding annual. Some years I have more yellows and white, but this year I have more pink. They also like to cross breed and those are always a pretty combination. The Asclepias […]
Caladium goatee it’s all the rage this summer!
Sometimes hearts are found in the most unexpected places. And it’s great to find so many in the garden! Happy Valentines Day! Brenda **please join other gardeners from around the world for Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day hosted by Carol @ May Dreams Garden
As summer winds down, September usually gives me one last burst of color. The allium stellatum, coreopsis and zinnias are providing color and much needed nectar for traveling pollinators. The hydrangeas provide a good background for the four-o-clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) and the chartreuse coleus, ‘chocolate covered cherry’ coleus, white caladium, white impatiens and creeping jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) […]