Monday In Bloom

Not a terribly hot day, but once I came back inside, I felt overly warm.  Weird.  I was glad to finally be able to get out there and get some deadheading done though!  It’s been kind of hot this week and I haven’t had much opportunity.  We have some really hot days coming up again this week, too.  The kids are on vacation though, so yay! 

Things sure feel quiet in this spot.  Now that the lilies are pretty much done and the daisies are long over, it’s just pretty much green.  I cut back the pansies quite a bit so hopefully that will bring on some massive end-of-season blooms.  *fingerscrossed*

Things are pretty colorful and lush over here, though! 

After I took this picture of my urn pot …

I decided it looked funny.  Can you even tell there are more plants in the back of it?  So I rotated it.  Now the larger plants are in the back and those Dusty Miller and Sweet Alyssum can get a bit more sun. 

Yes, I got more blue pots.  Because … blue pots! 

I consolidated all the burgundy pansies into one pot, because …

New addition!  Burgundy mums!  Should be pretty for Autumn. 

Along with the burgundy mums, I picked up these creamy vanilla ones.  The last surviving pansy that was in this pot finally gave it up, so I had a naked pot.  With Autumn around the corner, mums seemed like an obvious choice. 

And look what was hiding in my lilies!  Even more buds!

Just look at that color!  Isn’t it dreamy?  *happysigh*  I love yellow. 

The vernoica seems nice and bushy. 

So does the lavender and sage.  Please please please survive Winter!

I put something in our storage over the weekend, and was hit with a case of garden envy on the walk over.  I didn’t have my camera on me at the time, so I snuck this one in with my zoom when I was taking my garden pictures.  They’ve tricked out their whole little plot, along the entire walkway and around their whole patio area.  They even put in some stepping stones!  And they have really nice solar lights, too!  And they put little trees up along their side patch on either side of their window.  *envioussigh*  I could tell they only recently did this as there were telltale mulch droppings on the sidewalk.  I feel so inadequate now!  I see I have my Spring work cut out for me! 

And that’s how my garden’s growing!  How’s yours doing?  Have you started any kind of Autumn stuff?

cross-posted on my daily blog 

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Monday In Bloom

It was a nice day Sunday, a bit on the muggy side but not terrible.  I was going to get out there and do some deadheading in the garden, but when I talked it over with my back, my back just laughed and laughed and said, “No.”  So I just took pictures instead and the deadheading will have to wait for another day. 

Things are still looking pretty good.  I haven’t lost any more pansies, so I’m thankful for that.  Most of the other plants seems to be coming into their own, finally.  Better late than never, I always say!

The side patch is looking so full and happy!  It makes me happy every time I look at it. 

I just wanted to show that I actually do have some purple sweet alyssum in there!  It’s just been laying low, I guess, but it seems to be spreading out a bit now.

Cascading sweet alyssum!  It smells so wonderful, too.

It’s like a twinkle in the garden’s eye, sort of.

I can’t believe how huge the coleus have grown!  They’re pretty much to the window sill.

The pink polka dot plant looks like its hugging the wall, lol.

The coleus is as big as the pot!

The potato vine is still happy, even though it’s on the patio now.  Maybe it likes a bit of shade.

This pot looks okay from the front.  I’ve lost a couple pansies near the back of it, though.

This pot, front and center in the little front patch of “yard” I have, might just be the current reigning star.

Still buds on the lily!  Isn’t that amazing?!

I think the Artemisia is planning on taking over the garden.

Every week the lavender seems to be getting bigger and bigger.  I’m hopeful this one will survive the Winter.

The sage sure has taken off!  The bees like it a lot, too.

And that’s how my garden’s growing this week!  How about yours?

cross-posted on my daily blog 

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Monday In Bloom

What a gorgeous day it was Sunday!  I was able to finally get out there and get a bit of work done in the garden, yay!  Got a lot of deadheading done, got some weeds pulled, maintenance things that are necessary if you want your garden to look halfway decent.  Thankfully the humidity was on the lower end of the scale so it didn’t get too uncomfortable working unless you were out there for a long time. 

With the daisies and lilies coming to a close, some of the other plants are getting their chance to shine.  The Artemisia are just thriving, and now the sage is blooming, and the speedwell is really getting nice and bushy, too.
 

Now that’s what I’m talking about!  I think the bit of a cool down we’ve had in the last couple of days have really allowed the plants to thrive.

It just feels like things have finally come into their own this year.  It’s late in the season, to be sure, but as the saying goes, better late than never. 

I feel so relieved.  Things were going so slowly, and with all the pansy loss, I was really concerned that something was wrong.  And there was.  Crazy Chicagoland weather! 

Only a couple of buds left on one of the lilies. 

The promise to be a great ending to a great show.

That’s how my garden’s growing with just a month left until the Autumnal Equinox.  How’s yours doing?

cross-posted on my daily blog 

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