By the looks of what's blooming, summer's not over by far. And I refuse to believe it, so don't talk about fall to me yet. No, the blooms aren't thick and lush, tightly blooming together to make waves of color. But there's still plenty out there.
I'm always late for GBBD hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. Anything else that has a date attached to it, can count me out. My life is not "normal" and I don't run on a schedule like others do. I am on call 24/7, although I try not to work during the late night hours. But I can get in a high pressure crunch and while I'm totally focused on work, dates get right by me at times.
So today, I'm going to post everything that's blooming. It was far more glorious than I anticipated, and I'm glad I went out with the camera. I can really see what works and what needs work. Here is my photo journal.
Snapdragons and Rudbeckia -- self seeded.
Phlox -- a little past prime.
Dempsey Red Velvet, Daylily. Still lots of blooms.
Hibiscus, light pink, The red hasn't opened yet.
Darker pink hibiscus.
A cheery wave of rudbeckias.
Evening Primrose, always opens in the morning.
Paprika yarrow, should be more red. What happened?
Marigold and petunia seeds in dishpan that I forgot about, They were hidden under the porcelain vine . Oops.
California Zinnia, sowed the seeds late in early June.
Coleus in a pot, bench needs painting. Note: do group of pots on bench next year.
Sedum, planted by previous owner. Hidden under peony. Note: Move to garden shed.
Gladiola, note: plant more colors next year.
Coleus and spikes in washtub
Impatiens in wheelbarrow. Note: Needs another companion plant. Ivy?
(Annie in Austin at The Transplantable Rose pointed out that these are waxed begonias. I guess I wasn't quite awake yet when I wrote my blog. Do you have any idea how many edits I've had to do?)
Resurrection Lily.( aka naked lady, surprise lily, lycoris) Note: be sure to spread seeds in this area. Does well here.
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13 comments:
Summer's only over when you say it's over. :) We have a good 2-3 weeks left of "official" summer and September is always a beautiful month. Your garden certainly seems to believe otherwise!
Summer can't be over, you've got so many plants in bloom, it's incredible! I especially liked the Impatience in the wheelbarrow - so cute!
/Katarina
Bet you don't get frost for two months, Jane Marie - it still looks like summer with that huge blooming hibiscus. Your bloom day is a lavish one.
Is that impatiens? When I click the photo it looks more like wax begonias. It also looks like some tree seedlings have sneaked in. Every bed and border in my garden wants to be a forest, too ;-]
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
And all so very lovely. Here in East Texas, summer seems never to be over...
Brenda
Nancy and Katarina, I was a bit hasty with this post. It's 89 degrees right now! Hotter in the sun.
Annie, sharp eye! I must have been still sleeping this morning when I wrote this. They are begonias. Can't keep up with the tree seedlings, I thought I had picked them all out before I took the picture. They are everywhere this year, "thick as thieves" as my mother would say. (I was never sure how she even knew about thieves -- thick or otherwise) We had a huge crop of maple "whirlybirds" in the spring. Does that mean a rough winter?
Summer doesn't look like it's over at your house at all. Beautiful colors. Thanks to your camera we all can enjoy them for many days to come.
The beetles ate my pink Hibiscus, but didn't bother the red one right next to it. Must be it didn't taste that good.
You still have lots of beautiful blooms Jane Marie! The gardens of late summer have a different look, however are just as much appreciated:).
Thanks for visiting. I'll have to look out for a triple rainbow - bet I don't have a camera if I see one!. It's surprising how you can think not much is flowering in the garden but taking pictures shows just how wrong you can be.
I think you have too much going on for the end of summer too!! I hope we have a late, long fall... I've always wonder if soil conditions change the color on plants (like your paprika yarrow)?? I'm not good at remembering to do things on specific dates either ~ your blooms are beautiful no matter what day it is. I love the morning glories on your arbor.
Lots of great color still popping in your lovely garden, Jane Marie. Although not a big fan of MY August garden there are still wonders that haven't shown their full faces yet (like even my turtleheads); but let's not talk of fall ;(
My life doesn't seem to fit into the Bloom Day schedule very well either :)
Your blooms are gorgeous. I see you're a fellow daylily enthusiast. My daughter says I should go to 'daylilies anonymous' because I'm a wee bit obsessed :) I think it's a harmless vice, don't you?
That hibiscus is eye-popping! Just beautiful!
I chuckled over your "impatiens" in the wheelbarrow. Nothing much gets by Annie :)
I love the long shot of your garden below. Certainly a reason to give thanks.
The music is very peaceful. Thank you for sharing.
Lots of blooms! I am also thankful for names and I like what you said about them.
The flowers in your garden are beautiful!
Hugs, Rhondi
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