HI PEEPS. THE WEEKEND weather was not too bad. I was able to spend both days doing what I love, spending time in my favorite place on the planet. It doesn't get any better than that, does it?
There was just a hint of white on the roof a few weeks ago but at the time of this writing, my garden is still without a significant (aka "killing") frost. Hooray! This means there are still die-hard plants holding on to a single blossom or pretty foliage. Here are some of them:
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| Violet Viola odorata |
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| Double Impatiens walleriana |
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| Impatiens balfouri |
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| Impatiens rothii |
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| Impatiens omeiana |
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| Nicotiana 'Tinker Bell' |
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| Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon' |
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| Lantana camara |
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| Salvia microphylla ‘La Trinidad Pink’ |
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| Salvia 'Hot Lips' |
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| Salvia microphylla 'Maraschino' |
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| Clematis 'Polish Spirit' |
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| Clematis 'Ernest Markham' |
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| Clematis 'Ville de Lyon' |
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| Clerodendrum speciosum delectum |
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| Begonia grandis |
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| Scented Pelargonium 'Hazelnut' |
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| Bacopa |
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| Kiss-Me-Over-The-Garden-Gate |
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| Fuchsia |
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| Fuchsia |
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| Buddleia 'Lo & Behold' |
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| Dahlia |
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| Phlox 'Eva Cullum' |
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| Hydrangea 'Lemon Wave' |
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| Choisya ternata |
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| Choisya flowers up close |
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| Heuchera 'Paris' |
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| Santa Barbara Daisy Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion' |
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| Golden Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium |
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| Oxalis 'Tri-Color' Earlier this past summer, I was picking the yellow blossoms to keep pink the predominant color. But I finally relented. |
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| A bazillion flowers now! |
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| Hollyhock blossom |
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| Persicaria 'Red Dragon' with Red Penstemon buds |
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| Rosa 'Rhapsody in Blue' |
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| A lone Carpet Rose blossom |
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| Rosa 'Jacques Cartier' |
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| Leycesteria formosa 'Golden Lanterns' |
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Coreopsis ‘Mercury Rising’
I sure hope this plant winters over. Talk about a work horse. It's been in bloom since I bought it last May. |
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| Verbena rigida |
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| Another workhorse, Alstromeria. Check out the health and vigor of this plant. |
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| Alstromeria buds |
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| Alstromeria |
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| Abelia grandiflora bracts |
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| Abelia grandiflora blossoms and bracts |
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| Finally, I had to show you this photo. Acuba, green with yellow spots. Aging Pear tree leaf, yellow with green spots. Isn't nature grand? |
