The beauty of the "red" passion vine is really poppin today. I was actually sittin outback enjoying the slightest of breezes when this caught my eye. With all the rain lately this vine which normally does well without a lot of water, has really taken off this year. I have to keep a close eye on it, so it does not invade my neighbors yard. A humming bird nest in it. Also saw my tiny tenant chasing off a butterfly. Still to fast for me to catch on film.

This bleeding heart is fighting for it's spot on the arbor too. It would be nice if they shared equally, but I guess that's not going to happen. Anyway the summer is almost over and I am looking forward to the slightly cooler days of fall. Fall garden seeds have been purchased and are being prepped for the trays.

Roses are still producing new buds. This has been an awesome summer for them. Well gettin past my bedtime. So, I will bid all a good night. Happy Gardening.

Busy Sunday

Good evening all. This weekend was very busy for me. I spent sunday cutting overhanging live oak limbs, that were threatening to cut all sun from my roses.

Now my roses will get plenty of sun, bush up and thrive again. Then i tackled removing the oak limbs from over the shed and almost disturbed this visitor. Yeah, you got it a male eastern tiger swallowtail. It took a long time to find this guy on the net. He seems to really like penta's and giant zinnia's.

It trully was a beautiful sunday and coincidentally, as I was sitting on the porch just watching the yard. A tiny movement caught my eye. It was my resident humming bird. Still moving way too fast for me to get a photo. But it was a very beautiful sight. Happy gardening ya'll, every day in the garden in trully a blessing.

Still hanging on in the dog days of summer. This orange crossandra seems to just love the heat, along with the vinca. Surprising though is the margarita sweet potato vine. You just can't beat it's color. Today we had one of those late after noon thunder showers. A whole lot of thunder and dark clouds but very little rain. Starting to day dream about the fall planting season. I have a few raised beds in the back yard that I am solarizing to get ready for the fall.

Looks like the crape myrtle is really loving the heat this year. It is covered with these pretty pink blooms. I have a lavender one in the back yard, but it doesn't seem to do as well as this one. I enjoy looking at this plant every year. It never disappoints.

Lavender angelonia, never disappoints. It is one of those plants that can take the heat without giving up. The two plants are crowding out their fellow bed fellows. They will be here next year to keep the blooming show going. I hope ya'lls summer is as beautifle as mine. Happy gardening!!!!!!

Still Here

Havin trouble in the gardens with all the rain. It keeps knocking things over, then it gets too hot to do anything, and then the rains start again. Right know everything is a mess.  A few bright spots are still here. I bought a new yellow rose and am excited about gettin it established. Still rearranging the beds. Have to pull out alot of spent zinnia's, blackeyed susan's and of coarse weeds. This bed does not look like this any more. It is so over grown, I am too embarrassed to share. Also i'm on mu new computer and haven't quite figured out how to pull the photo's from my SD card yet. Anyway, promise to be more vigilant at blogging again, once i get this new thing all figured out. Well happy gardening.

Happy weekend all. What an awesome week of rainy days. You just can't beat God's water. There has been lots of growth. So busy just looking at the plants,haven't had time to do much else.

which is taller the kid or the sunflower? Got this in a mixed bag of seeds. My daughter is 53inches tall. I think this has her beat.

This rose is awesome! Constant blooms since winter,just loving this plant. Back to the garden, see you later. Happy gardening

Getting better all the time

Here we are almost halfway through spring and everything is filling in nicely. Color is popping all over the yard. Each day something new is in bloom. I find myself up early and looking around to make sure everything is doing ok. Daylilies are blooming all over the yard.

The colors are absolutely beautiful, the yellow ones are transplants from my mother's home. Daylilies are tough plants. Back to daydreaming, happy gardening.

Orange is the bomb!!!!

Look what's blooming today. This lion's mane is so reliable. Every spring it is covered with these lovely blossoms. It is a favorite of our neighborhood hummingbirds. Early mornings you will find them visiting, they move much to fast for my camera to catch. The new bed is coming along nicely in the front yard. I have had to relocate a couple of coreopsis to the backyard. Enjoy.