Flowers still blooming and Yard work!
August 4th to 10th

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The tall pots on our deck each have a dahlia, a couple of begonias, and some gladiolas that are just starting to bloom.

The pot in between has some Amaranthus (Love Lies Bleeding) that were seeded about a month ago. The seedlings still under lights in the house are about two inches high.


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The Rose of Sharon has gone from a handful of blossoms to being covered daily!

These blossoms only last a day, but it will continue to bloom for at least a month.


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One of our Canna lilies in the morning sun.


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The tall Hot Cocoa rose has more blossoms. The blossoms on the yellow one beyond it are about to fall off.


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Our tall "fall" sedum is starting to bloom.


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That canna glows even when it's in the shade.


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This path under the arch used to be covered in bricks - and the weeds that came up in the cracks.


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The bricks are now in the back yard waiting for a new purpose.


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When the Brown-Eyed-Susan starts to bloom you know that you're in the middle of hot weather.


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Meantime, the baskets by the front door are still happily blooming.


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That canna lily is still glowing.


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The lace hydrangea is has blossoms all over.


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The stripey canna is starting to bloom again.


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We still have some pink lilies.


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And the Forever Amber rose has more blossoms.


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In the spring we plant a few Martha Washington geraniums around the yard and they bloom faithfully all summer if we keep them deadheaded.


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So far all the gladiolas that have bloomed have been purple - it looks like this one will be red!


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Another geranium and some mums creating colour.


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The Joseph's Coat climbing rose was cut back and it looked dead - but today we see signs of life.


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The pot of geraniums Sheila was given is still blooming too.


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The back yard begonias like blooming in the shade.


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More back yard begonias.


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The pompom hydrangea has been amazing.
The blossoms are 8-10 inches across!


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A few cherry tomatoes are ripening.


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Some Romas ready for picking!


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This bed is planted with things 'moved' from other locations. The spirea had been in planters (see the top picture) on each side of the front door stairs for years. Cut back and turned free here they seem to be happy.

The hydrangea was planted, for a short time, on the side hill where the one pictured above is now. In the spring two years ago it looked dead and was literally pulled up by it roots. It lay for a couple of days before it was being chopped up for the yard waste bin.

Since then it spent one summer in a pot in the shaded area of the back yard before being planted here last fall.


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Mid summer and this is what the changes to the yard look like.

(It is 29.5oC in full sun. iPhone pictures wash out!)


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And the new fence section that took so much time to finish in the spring.


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