Rudbeckia or black eyed Susan, brown eyed Susan, gloriosa or rudbekia. I love this native/wildflower that grows in the garden each year. There are over 20 varieities, sometimes called coneflowers. I have at least 6 different varieties, but don’t know the … Continued
O for Obedience plant … a perennial plant that isn’t always obedient in the garden as it can become quite invasive. Or is it O for obedient plant … that shows no obedience when growing in the garden. Obedience/obedient plant … Continued
Morning glories or Ipomena are wonderful fast, growing annual vines that produce numerous blooms during August and September. These vines will self seed if the seeds drop to the ground and over winter. Blooms can be white, pink, blue, mauve, and … Continued
Lupins are a tall perennial plant that prefers full sun and dry soil. They bloom in late spring or early summer, usually around June. Lupins are of Egyptian or East Mediterranean origin. The plant belongs to the Lupinus family of … Continued
ABC Wednesday follows the alphabet and uses a letter each week for participants to come up with all sorts of things that start with that letter. I’ve been following a gardening theme which gives me a chance to review various … Continued
P is for Peruvian daffodils. I’ve picked a gardening theme for Alphabe-Thursday so that I can post photos of beautiful blooms to cheer us up through the cold, winter days. Peruvian Daffodils are sometimes referred to as spider flower, probably for … Continued
In my quest to forget about winter and review some of the blooms from the garden in previous years it is time to share some lovely hollyhocks or alcea rosea. These drought resistant plants do well in sunny locations. An … Continued
Godetia, Clarkia Amoena, also known as satin flower or silk flower. It is also known as farewell to spring as the blooms prefer the warmer temperatures the end of spring brings, but not overly hot. These are lovely, long lasting … Continued
N is for nasturtiums or Trapaeolum. Nasturtiums are a beautiful annual plant that grow well in large containers or right in the garden. The flowers and young leaves are edible as long as you haven’t used any sort of pesticide on … Continued
ABC Wednesday is up to D for this week. Here are some blooms to lift your spirits over the winter. Dianthus or pinks are a low growing, herbaceous perennial plants that get covered in masses of scented pink flowers in the … Continued
H is for Honeysuckle, but it could of been for hollyhocks, heliopsis, hyacinth bean vine, hens & chicks and more. It’s time for Alaphe-Thursday, when a letter is given and bloggers find all sorts of things that start with it. … Continued
I’ve followed a link party for awhile now, called Alphabe-Thursday. I thought that over the winter I would join in whenever possible and put a gardening twist on it by showing plants and flowers that start with the letter of … Continued
We added some new perennial grasses to the garden this past season. There is a front triangle garden that was full of perennial bloomers like heliopsis, coreopsis, purple coneflower and lots of oriental and asiatic lilies. It was a high … Continued
I’ve had blanket flower or gaillardia in my garden in previous years but this year I added the Golden Goblin, a lovely yellow blanket flower. Despite the very hot, humid and dry season they have done very well. I love … Continued