GardenNess: Monday In Bloom

It was actually a pretty nice day Sunday! My Beloved and I went for a walk in the late afternoon, and I didn’t do any gardening at all. We’ve had a bit of rain this week, temperatures have cooled some, and the garden has kind of been on auto-pilot for a couple days. And, we might even see daytime temps in the 60s for a couple days this week! Woohoo!

Except for my Creeping Phlox, I’m pretty happy with the state of things. The rain and cooler weather has really been a nice change of pace and the garden has really enjoyed it, too.

I love how these pink polka dots look like they’re raising their little stemmy arms in praise and shouting, “Woohoo!”

It just looks so lush and full and thriving, and that makes me so happy! If you could see baby laughter, it would look like this.

Since turning this pot around, the stuff in the back can breathe now!

I think these are going to be a little more on the rusty side than I anticipated when I bought them last week. I thought they’d match the coleus, but it looks like they’ll accent the marigolds a little better instead.

Fresh little pops of color on the globe amaranth, along with cascades of sweet alyssum!

The creamy, vanilla mums have revealed a bit of yellow, so now it looks like a scoop of lemony ice cream.

This Artemisia is definitely going to take over the garden, lol. It’s about 6 times bigger now than it was when first planted it in May.

The lilies are still blooming! Every week I think it’s the last week for them, and each time I see more buds hiding in the leaves. What a bonus!

This sage has so surprised me! For weeks after I planted it, I thought for sure it wasn’t going to make it. I guess it just needed some time to decided whether or not it was going to hang around.

The corner. After seeing one of the other resident’s gardens, I am so jealous! They’ve wrapped around their entire patio with mulch and plants and lights, and now I am plotting. I even saw her hang a bird feeder over the weekend! This corner has annoyed me for ages because it’s got nothing, and I wasn’t sure I would be permitted to do more with the garden area than what was originally landscaped. But now … *rubshandstogether* it’s on. This is how I “landscape.” I stare and stare at a space until I “see” it finished, then I know what I need to get it done. Corner, I’m looking at you!