The First Day of Fall....

It's already Fall.

I'm hoping the weather around here

believes it.

We've been pretty warm....

HOT...

for the last few weeks.

And, dry.

Ruby Chrystal Grass

The forecast is for cooler, wetter weather.

We'll see.

Caldium Pot

I haven't been keeping up with this blog too well,

this summer.

Autumn Joy Sedum

I mean...there hasn't been anything much going on here.

Hyacinth Bean

How many times can I whine to you,

about the heat, or the drought...

Inland Sea Oats

...or the floods, or the cold?

Liriope

You've heard over and over,

about the ever present deer.

Yikes!

And the bugs!

Garlic Chives

Of course, nice things happen, too.

Lantana

But, like news reports...

there's no drama in nice things.

Bee on Lantana

So...I run out of things to say.

Yes...even me.

Big leaf Jerusalem Sage...finally blooming.

But, me without something to say,

won't last long. 

I'll try to show up more often.

We did get a new weather station,

that I haven't shown you.

Kinda stands out, doesn't it?

Kinda self important?

It gives us all kind of information.

Look at the lower middle.  

That's the forecast...like the guys on tv...

can't make up its mind.

Just hope that rainfall total goes up...

a little.

So...Welcome Fall.

We are SO ready for you here.

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day...April,2013

It's been a long time, since I've joined in with Carol at

May Dreams Garden
for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day.

Things are perking up around here,
but, I still don't have much blooming yet.

The one iris I have has bloomed.  It didn't for two years.
This is the only one that came all the way out.  Three other blooms were
'stuck', inside the leaves.  Not sure what that was about.

The Bougainvillea that has lived on the porch all winter...being covered and uncovered...
has been putting on new growth and blooms for a while.

I trimmed the Salvia greggii way back, a couple months ago, so it will bush out more.
It's beginning to give us some blooms.

The Jerusalem Sage is full of buds.  Some are beginning to open up.
Love these Dr. Seuss type blooms.

I moved this Silver Germander last fall, and trimmed it way back.
It's finally putting on new growth and a few blooms.

This Mealy Blue sage has multiplied, and is putting out some blooms.

It's such a pretty blue.  Not sure what the 'Mealy' part of the name is about.

The Stella d'Oro daylily is budding.
Some say this is an overused daylily.  But, I like the way it keeps on going.
The other daylilies here, are not budding out yet.

And last, but not least....the Ruby Chrystal Grass is blooming.
I thought it was a fall bloomer.  But, all the ones I have are blooming.
And, they made it through the hard freezes we've had.

Well....
That's All Folks.

Wish I had more.  But, it will come.
We're having very warm weather today.  But, they're saying we'll have
some cold mornings again, by the end of the week.
I may be covering some things...again.

Be sure to visit Carol at
May Dreams Garden
for more blooms, from around the world.

Happy Gardening...
~~Linda~~