Late August Bloomers

We went “up north” to visit relatives this past week. We stopped at a garden center in their town, looking for a new tree for their place. I wandered around looking at all the lovely flowers at the garden center.

I admired this vining flower hanging on one of the arbors, but had to ask what it was. The garden lady told me “Mandevilla Vine” – then she added “it’s on half price right now”. Sold! This one was so large that the garden center had already added an extension hook to the pot so that it could hang from the arbor. Well, the vine had so entwined the hook that the garden lady said just take it. We got it home and it is now hanging on my arbor.

It’s pink flowers echo the Honeysuckle vine flowers, so it seems to blend right in. There are plenty of buds just waiting to open. I think this will be pretty for at least 8 weeks!

Along the clematis fence, the Sweet Autumn Clematis is ready to pop! Probably tomorrow.

Along the driveway, the Fall Anemones are strutting their stuff.

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day August 2016

Yesterday was Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens.

I’m a day late – today is the 16^th instead of the 15^th. I’m still new to this. In a nutshell, I forgot. But, I decided to at least get in the spirit and show you two flowers that amuse me this time of year.

Here is my Fall Anemone. It is Anemone hupehensis; probably ‘Robustissima’, but I neglected to keep an accurate note. It opened just a few days ago.

And here is my Spring Anemone - Anemone sylvestris ‘Snowdrops’. Yes, still sending up the occasional bloom. I love this plant! It puts on an awesome show in spring, and then keeps sending up a flower all summer and fall to say “I’m still here!!” I even forgive its invasive habit.

Lush vs. Out of Control

I remarked earlier about how I’ve had some success with the Cosmos and Balsam self seeding. This has been wonderful because I have spread some of the sprouts to areas that did not have anything going on. However, I have to admit that perhaps things have crossed the line in the areas where most of the seeds sprouted.

The poor mail carrier can hardly get through without being swiped by some pollen! Somewhere in there are some other flowers! I think I see a Mum.

Oh look, some Threadleaf Coreopsis and some Iris.

The Zinnias are being towered over by the Cosmos.

Somewhere in here are some Snapdragons and some annual Salvia.

I know what I should (must!) do - cut some back. But, I don't wanna!

On a different note, my Grama Grass ('Blond Ambition') looks pretty perky.

That's Russian Sage behind the little flags on the Grass. They are quite cute and lasted all winter last year.

Hello Gorgeous!

So I might have said out loud that there is not a lot of change going on in my garden this time of year. I see that my ‘Midnight Marvel’ Hibiscus heard me and said “I’ll show her!” Unfurled today.