The pink and purple petunias that flowed from windowboxes on my front porch have called it quits. Lasting till Dec. 1--not bad at all. But it's time to clean out the boxes and plant some pansies--or tiny evergreens if I can find them. Or both!
Purple sage is still blooming in the front yard. Three plants with tall spikes. The ice plant still offers a few spikey flowers and one valiant Gaillardia opened up the other day. Oh, almost forgot: one super-strength coneflower is sporting a half-dozen beautiful blooms. The other plants--same variety, same location--long since gave up flowering. But those six orange flowers sure look pretty.
Grass is still green, thank goodness. I do detest that brown stuff.
The Bradford Pear is turning red. The yellow and orange leaves seem to fall quickly, but the red hangs on a while.
The backyard's looking kinda raggy. Really should get out there and rake. Get those pine needles down for mulch. So much to do!
Up north, this would all be covered with snow. So how lucky am I?!
2 comments:
You are very lucky indeed! Not only compared with "up north", but even with north Georgia! Our petunias rarely make it past Labor Day (heat, humidity) and if it were not for pansies and violas, we would have stopped having flowering annuals 6 weeks ago already. Happy gardening, there on the coast!
So happy to hear from you, Lya! Thank you for visiting my blog. Please come back and share your gardening experiences with me and others.
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