We are back in drought mode here in north Alabama so it is back to lugging the hoses around. Yesterday was a super nice day with low humidity, a pleasant breeze, lots of clouds and temperatures in the 80s. Unfortunately, I was stuck at work. Why is it that all the nice days come on work days? Anyway, I took some photos in the evening. Here is what is blooming right now -
Crocosmia
Lily 'Muscadet' in a pot - the fragrance is incredible
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| Hosta 'Gold Standard' |
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The common orange daylily
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| Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susan) |
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| Plume Poppy |
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| Creeping Jenny and Wire Vine |
Comments
Cosmo (at cosmosgarden.blogspot.com)
Thanks for your tips & comment about our little garden :) I will keep it well watered. We'll see what happens, I'm hopeful :D Thanks so much for the book too. I have a bit more to read and then I'll give it to Andy to bring to you. Oh, I don't remember off the top of my head but I'll get the name of the pink flowers, I have it somewhere....
Have a great day, I hope you get great weather on Friday, when you can enjoy it! We are heading to TN to visit Andy's parents and I think possibly GA to visit his sister as well. He's taking Thursday off too, so it will be a mini-vacation :)
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Remember, it builds good upper body strength to drag those hoses around!
Gail
Hi again...can you tell me if your Plume Poppy is at all aggressive? My sister gave me a bit and I wasn't sure I wanted to plant it. Plume has taken over one of her beds. She has beautiful loamy soil and I have clay will that make any difference?
Gail
I lived in Huntsville, Al for several years. I miss the long springs and mild winters.
Marnie
The earlier commenters are right - these photos are pretty spectacular, especially the red-and-white lily and variegated leaves.
My crocosmia is budded - could it really become invasive? My clay might slow it down!
Please don't tell me that the plant you are praising (mixed in with the Creeping Jenny) is Asiatic Jasmine. That stuff was well-established in this yard and two adjoining yards when we moved here and it is the bane of my gardening existence. I hate it, hate it, hate it.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
By the way - your purple wall is a most fetching structure behind your plantings. I think it really sets off everything else around it.