It has been a rough month in the garden with freezing temperatures and temperatures in the 80's, with no humidity and loads of humidity. In spite of it all, there are blooms to share today.
The bottlebrush has taken a hard hit in the past with freezing temperatures, but the canopy of the overgrown oak tree behind has protected it this year. I keep cutting the bottlebrush back; it wants to invade the light and space of the herbs. It has responded by growing into the forest and it is getting huge.
The potted impatiens for shade and for sun managed the cold quite nicely in the garage and are happily back where they belong.
Most of the herbs are growing and the lavender has even started sending up it's flower spikes.
I bought this huge cordyline called Black Magic. It is still waiting to be planted, but in the meantime, flowering to let me know that it really was a great purchase. I think it's black and green leaves are fabulous.
In the back garden, next to the house...
mystic spires blue salvia, Mexican sage, snapdragons, pansies, red pentas and a few other garden faithfuls.
The azalea bush out front is a profusion of buds that are just starting to open. I always look forward to it's annual splendor
that I hope to get a good picture of next month.
2 comments:
Very pretty pictures!
I like them a lot. :)
nice pics moo.
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