Fall Crocus

I mentioned earlier this summer that we had to have a new patio put in and one of my flower beds was torn up. I had dug the plants that I could save. Much to my surprise my fall crocus that were planted in this bed bloomed so they survived and received full attention as there is not much else in the bed right now.

Wasp (I Think)

This photo was taken this past summer. I think it is a wasp of some kind.

A Garden Photo a Day

This photo was taken some time in July...................lilies are a favorite of mine.

Speaking of lilies, I planted 8 lily trees today from Breck and some heirloom turkscap lilies as well. It did not feel like fall today, it was over 80 degrees and almost muggy.

The weekend flew by as usual. Lots of hours in the works for me next week same as last week, sure am glad my hubby takes good care of the critters while I am gone.

A Purple Petunia

I have been gardening for a very long time. My Grandmother on my Dad's side was always working in her garden as well as my Dad's sisters, my aunts, so I guess I came by it genetically. But my very first plant purchase was a six pack of very fragrant dark purple petunias that I bought on the spur of the moment after walking past them and noticing their fragrance so each year I still buy the dark purple petunias, since buying this house in the late 70s, I plant them in a long wooden box that sits on top of my fence, at times I can smell them in my kitchen, but always when I leave for work early in the morning I notice their fragrance and in the evening while sitting out on the patio.

Lantanas

I have grown Lantana every year for the past few years, it is supposed to attract butterflies but I have yet to see a butterfly on any of the blooms. But I still enjoy the plants. I wish I had the room to winter them over but I don't.

TGIF! I logged 55 hours this week and I am tired of working.

A Couple of Zinnias

This week has been a beautiful week weather wise! I wish I had been able to take a few days off but that is not in cards, darn it! I hope the weekend is this nice.

Any readers out there? I am reading a wonderful book, Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski, it is a first novel. I love big thick books when the are good and this one is good. There is so much going on in the world right now I am not getting in as much reading time as usual.

Amish Cockscomb

Last spring someone gave me some starts of Amish Cockscomb, at the time I did not know what it was and neither did she, but someone on my blog identified it last summer. They self sow and I had them in my flower bed again this year. However on Saturday I saw REAL Amish Cockscomb............lol............they were about 5 times the size on the ones I have had the past two summers, the blooms were over a foot across and were in almost every flower bed we passed. At one shop I bought a flower for a dollar, I have it drying now and will harvest the seeds so hopefully next year I will have larger blooms, but maybe it is the horse manure they use for fertilizer.