August 19 , 2020
Sweetness While Sweltering
Since the sun continues to scowl , I ’m grumpy than my scalded flora . A viewer who recently traded Nevada for Central Texas described it well : “ weirdly humid and spicy . ” You get that . Since my terrace container - grownAbutilon palmeriis out of the communication channel of ardor , its blurred leave only catch striking morning light against native Turk ’s caps . It ’s also in a container since it ’s not reliably cold hardy , so I protect it in winter . I recently pruned back top - lumbering stems , so efflorescence coming presently . For now , here ’s a favorite shot from last yr . Tucked into a shadowed front seam , native Velvet - folio mallow ( Allowissadula holosericea ) promises witching efflorescence before long , too . This one is cold-blooded hardy for me . My ‘ Helen von Stein ’ lamb ’s ears are just about fed up . Here ’s a fuzzed wuzzy from cooler days that just hollers for a tap on the head . My ‘ John Fanick ’ Phlox paniculata popped a few prime this calendar week . This pic is from a niche bed on the Drag that I seize last year when still working “ from the office . ” ‘ Powis Castle ’ artemisia glistens in the harsh light this spot gravel ( and evidently more water than my garden gets).Esperanza ( also call Yellow Bells ) are flower like screwball all over Ithiel Town . My nativeTecoma stansis dilly - dallying around , while the hybrids are in full force . No clue which one this is , but when I snapped this photo at a random garden , ‘ Orange Jubilee ’ was the new kid in the trade . Now there are many . I ca n’t baulk share yet another pellet of my Texas star ( Hibiscus coccineus ) because I thought it would NEVER flower . So , for now , it receive rock’n’roll sensation attention . Note : it ’s not aboriginal to Texas , despite the name . And although we ’ve had 19 consecutive twenty-four hours over 100 degree and 40 Clarence Day so far , passion vine ’s still reaching for the stars , the penny-pinching tree diagram , or my roof!Lucinda Hutson ’s fiesta garden patio beats the heat with tender colors that still cool you down . Here’sone of our video visitswith her . In Waco , Sheila Graham ’s garden keeps thirsty pollinators fed in these spicy time . aboriginal repeated rudbeckia and blackfoot daisy join ego - seeded one-year existence around her bead - in buffet embellish her cute shed . take in our retiring sojourn to Sheila ’s charming garden that she modified when diagnosed with lupus .
And check out her blog,“Pita , Prayers , and Perennials,”for recipes , garden tips , and inspiration .
give thanks you for stopping by ! Linda
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