Nothing Says Fall Like . . .

Night Blooming Sierra (Ceresus)

The night blooming sierra (ceresus) . . . blooms only at night with the bloom fully open around midnight . . . the flower dies in the morning.  Very fragrant flower! 

The flower pictures were taken last night at my sister and brother-in-law’s.

The plant picture is of my 3 night blooming sierras. My oldest plant had 2 flower blooms last year (or was it the year before???) . . . but I missed seeing the live blooms but found the dead blooms the morning after  :-(  

(Pictures were taken with my phone, Droid, while my brother-in-law shined a flashlight on the flower bloom!)

Visit www.arhomeandgarden.com/landscaping/specgardening/night_blooming_ceresus.htm for more information on the night blooming sierra.

 

 

Dragonfly & Praying Mantis

 Saturday, July 27, we found 2 "baby" praying mantis on my hydrangea bush. 
They were only about 1 inch long . . .

Pots & Barrels Update

  

 

 

 

 

New Mixed Iris Bed

I have purchased all my flower bulbs from Brecks for the past 35 years.  Last fall I stepped out of my "preferred colors" and purchased this mixed iris collection.  It was hard for me to do, but once they bloomed . . . LOVED them!  Of the 15 different colors . . . squirrels 2 . . . me 13. 

Only 6 colors bloomed . . . not at the same time.  (I'll have to contact Brecks to see what they say about the non-bloomers.) 

ENJOY . . .

Batik

Bev Sills

Love the Sun
The wind broke the stem of this one,
so I brought it inside to enjoy.

Goodnight Kiss

Sugar Blues

Spartan

Fruit of 5 Hours of Weeding & Mulching - Saturday - 6-11-13

Whimsical   :-)

White Hydrangea Bush

Shade Garden . . . My Favorite

Shade Garden From a Different Angle

Iris Bed . . . New . . . Bloom Pictures To Follow

Daffodils and Red Rooster Grass

 

 

One Week Later . . . After Wind & Rain . . .

Baby Norway Maple Seeds Turned My New Mulch Green  :-(

I'm Praying For a Maple Tree Crop Failure!

32 Bags of Mulch Used So Far.

One more flowerbed to go . . . my 20'x40'
I have it weeded and plan to work on it this week . . .

will post before and after pics.

Barrels and Pots

Annuals for my barrels and pots

Annuals:  Catalina White Linen & Begonia
Perennial:  Lemon Lime Corabelle

White Wave Petunias, Sweet Potato, Coleus

Sedge, Sundaze Golden Beauty, Black Satin Petunia

Geranium

Diamond Frost, Sedge, Geranium, Blue Wave Petunia

I planted these yesterday, Saturday, May 18, 

and will post pictures as the barrels and pots fill in.  

Should be beautiful!

Spring . . . A Looong Time Coming!

A late frost on April 25, 2013

These tulips endured 7 snows . . . now a late frost

But they endured!  Praise God!

Crab Apple Tree . . . a blue sky would have really showed it off

"Home For Rent" . . .  Beautiful neighborhood, great landlords!

Pot of Gold

Pot of Gold

Stonecrop