Frequently all in the same plant ... it constantly surprises me how plants can have the most beautiful blooms and look like frass* otherwise. We've reached that point in summer weather where both the garden and the gardener are all showing the strain of being subjected to too much heat and too little rain. I've started to question our abilities to make it through permanently unscathed, which is my usual August state of mind here at Wit's End. It's reassuring in an odd kind of way to know that I'm back where I've been so many times before and to remind myself that I still had a garden each time the summer came to an end. 46 more days of awful to go ... I made it through last summer and the summers before ... I'll make it through this one, too.
And now, for your viewing pleasure, some of the blooming beauties on my corner of Katy.
And now, for your viewing pleasure, some of the blooming beauties on my corner of Katy.
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Your plants look great! You can hardly tell they are suffering through August. I'm going to have to look into getting some peruvian pavonia and bauhinia mexicana for my garden. Your echinacea are doing well, mine are not. Not sure why, but some have not bloomed at all while others just had one or two pitiful blooms.
Frances
Frances, it really amazes me how much bad weather plants can stand here. I just adore Heritage.
Layanee, I've been doing nothing but reading in the afternoons. It's getting to be less of a pleasure and more of an inevitability!
MMD, Tina is not as floriferous as in past years. But I really did think I'd lose her so I'm grateful for whatever blooms she displays!