Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Tuesday View

The garden is enjoying September now.  We had a brief flirtation with rain this afternoon and the humidity is up so the plants are pleased.  For instance, see the silver-leafed Eremophila hygrophana at the far right of the photo.  For much of the summer it has lounged on the ground; now it is perking up and looking much more vigorous as well as flowering more freely.

Just beside the lavender, the miniature rose is blooming again.
Looking on down the border, however, most of the color is still coming from Catharanthus roseus.  (One can also see the metal wall of the tack shed, which I hope to conceal eventually by a few cypresses planted at the lower corner.  They are still much too small to hide anything, but each is showing new growth now.)
The combination of Catharanthus with Pennisetum setaceum rubrum still delights me.
I need more autumn blooming plants in this border.  Sadly, the Salvia reptans which I had moved up here succumbed to my out of sight, out of mind watering this summer.  But there is still much to enjoy as plants pick up for the season.

So there is this week's Tuesday View for the meme with Cathy at Words and Herbs.
While here, I want to mention that I am apparently still having trouble with friends being unable to leave comments on this blog.  I have been thinking over my options at length and will be posting on the whole question - hopefully Wednesday or Thursday.  I will need all the helpful feedback I can get (not to worry, I will provide an alternate way to comment!), so please keep an eye out for the post and kindly let me know your thoughts on it!
Weather Diary: Fair; High: 88 F (31 C)/Low: 78 F (26 C); Humidity: 43%-71%

6 comments:

  1. υπεροχα φυτα!!!! υπεροχες φωτο!!!! μια αγκαλια απο μενα και μια ομορφη τεταρτη!!!
    αγγελικη

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    1. So pleased that you enjoyed this glimpse of the garden, dear Aggeliki!!! Sending hugs and wishes for a lovely Friday, full of sunshine and happiness!!!

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  2. The Pennisetum is lovely Amy, and really does go well with the Catharanthus. The mix of red and brown flowers is quute something, Lovely miniature roses too. :) Thanks for sharing!

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    1. I would never have expected that combination to work; it was almost an accident that I tucked the then-tiny Catharanthus in there - a sort of summer trial. Just goes to show... ;-) Thanks so much, Cathy!

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  3. I'm glad you got to flirt with the rain - we just got spit at again. Here's to cooler temperatures, coming soon I hope!

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    1. We got a little more this morning too, though I'm sure it didn't soak very far into the soil! Hoping for a cool, moist autumn and winter across the SW!

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