Ten August Favorites
Ginger Lily ( Hedychium coccineum 'Tara') With the exception of a few hot spells, August has been tolerable. However, beginning tomorrow, we are in for a 5-day heat wave. Disgusting! August is the month for plants that really love the heat. I have to begin with the Ginger Lily 'Tara' which is blooming for the first time. I posted a few weeks ago about how excited I was to see the bloom stalk. They have slowly opened with a few flowers every day. It has been well worth the wait. Other favorites - Continuing the orange theme is Lantana 'Miss Huff' which is growing in a pot (that is the heather 'Firefly' in the foreground). This lantana can survive in the ground if situated in a protected area and it isn't too wet. Previously, one grew in the back garden along the south foundation and got huge (about 3' x 5'). I finally took it out after a particularly tough winter and it was slow to bounce back. Allium ' Millenium' is a small charme...
I think these shots look great, Phillip. The color seems more vivid to me.
ReplyDeleteThey do look great, wow that photo of your front pathway and beds is beautiful! Have fun with your new camera :)
ReplyDeleteI am in agreement about Blogger changing the quality of photos, it's so frustrating! That said, your photos are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteOh good - I thought it was just me!
DeleteYes Blogger compresses the photos. Also interesting if you go back to a really old post the quality gets poorer still--I would guess that a photo without pageviews gets relegated over time to a more and more compressed state??
ReplyDeleteBeautiful garden, beautiful photos. The Cedar and the Wiegela are choice. What is the purple/lavender flower in the last photo?
I didn't know that about the old posts. I will go take a look. That flower is Cleome 'Senorita Rosalita'.
DeleteAs always, your garden looks gorgeous. I like those zoomed in photos too! Have fun with the new lens.
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