Here are my most recent photos. Plenty of color in spite of driest spring & summer in my memory. Phlox & misc flowers ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) daylily Psalter & Harp ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Moondazzle ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Centaurea Colchester White<silver> Bubblegum petunia ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) little Hydrangea Tree ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) misc pots by greenhouse ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Tidal Wave Silver ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Not sure ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Monster ?? not sure ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) clump shot of Women Seeking Men ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Women Seeking Men daylily ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) another shot of Shores Of Time ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) daylily Cameroons ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) daylily Shores Of Time ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) coleus El Brighto & Caracas with Colocasia Illustris ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Phlox & misc flowers ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) pot of Tidal Wave Petunias on chair ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Another shot of coleus Blair Witch & elephant ears ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) More annuals front bed ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) misc annuals that reseeded ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) tall cannas,misc annuals front bed ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Bluebird Althea ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) view out front window ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Jester's Robe ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) coleus in wheel barrow <picasso in front> ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) coleus in home made wheel barrow ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Rose Joy ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Moondazzle daylily ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) coleus bed by gate<picasso right front> ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) coleus bed by tree in back yard ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) another view of mixed shade plants back yard ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) mixed flowers on stand in back yard ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Tropicana canna ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Canna Pretoria mixed flowers by greenhouse ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) caladium,plectranthus,coleus mixed pot ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Paisley Shawl coleus ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Canna Pretoria mixed flowers by greenhouse ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Angelonia(purple) Red Orach (tall seedheads) ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Morning Light grass ,misc flowers ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) Morning Light grass &petunia tubs ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) small Hydrangea tree ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) tub by fence with caladium & varigated Plectranthus ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) cleome,zinnia Uproar &Plains Coreopsis ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) misc annuals that reseeded ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )
Wow Doris! how do you keep up with the watering? it all looks so nice. I have only a few containers, I don't have time to get to them as I should Too much watering, weeding and picking going on in the garden.
Awesome! If this is how it looks during a drought and heat... I can't wait to see everything during a good year! Of course I love the Daylilies (some of the names just crack me up). And how do you get and keep your Petunias looking so full? Great job on keeping everything looking so healthy and lush.
WOW!! You have so much colour in your garden despite the weather. You obviously know just how to keep everything looking fresh and healthy. Well done!!
After all these years it should look good.One secret to containers is use the moisture crystals,use large pots,tubs & mulch.Having a helper doesn't hurt,either.A lot of these are on south side of greenhouse that gets lot's of reflected heat.I imagine the metal tubs heat up too.Even so,we have no trouble keeping containers moist. In ground is a different story.I know we wouldn't have cucumbers this year if they were in ground.Our sweetcorn died.Had only 1 mess of green beans.Spider mites all over beans.This way in farm fields,too.Tomatoes are very good.Just started watering them 10 days ago.Never had to water tomatoes before this year. It is not like we run around with hose all day LOL THere are a lot of weeds but we simply can't be in this extreme(for here) heat. sewNsow
... WOW, double and triple WOW! ! ! !.. SnS, Your place looks marvelous, I find it inspirational.. Hank
Cherylad,I don't know any secret to getting petunias to look full.I never think mine look as full as some.I use timed release fertilizer.I would water w Miracle Grow but don't like to fertilize while it is soo hot.And when I do use fertilizer it is like half strength.Also I don't have the energy to run around w a watering can in this heat. Just grab the hose & getter done!Oh,I cut petunias back a lot. They are due for a trim. About daylily names,it cracks me up,too.The 1 breeder,Curt Hanson(Women Seeking Men),uses sorta suggestive names. This is to attract attention & makes you remember. sNs
Stunning. Jester's Robe & Shores Of Time were new to me. Love them!! If we had a sort of garden of the month (GOTM) competition around, you'd bag them thrice in a row!*bow down* Your cascading petunias are so soothing to the eyes! I could learn a thing or two from you!
Absolutely Brilliant display of blooms,..i love those Canna,..in particular the Tropicana Canna,..but the Pretoria has nice markings as well,..you are so right using the moisture crystals they are a great asset to containers,..all your plants look so well,..very full displays make it look Cottage Garden display,..well done.
WOW, I just love those coleus..anything with coloured foliage is a winner with me,it means colour all year round.
Very pretty. Love them all and yes Go see just how much rain we got last night. Not as much as we need. Right now only green in lawn is the crab grass.
