Along with pictures of WS's labors (previous post), I will share pictures showing the fruits of my labors:
First is that oriental lily I was blogging about last month. Now if I only knew what the name was!
This is one of the first blooms off the black-eyed Susans. They are still in bloom and have 6-10 flowers per plant. Very impressive since I startred them from seed and they didn't get planted until early July.
Butterfly weed is supposed to grow like a, well, weed. It didn't, but still sent out some pretty blooms.
This interesting celosia was found at Walmart. Too bad it's an annual.
One of two lobelia plants placed in the corner of the driveway. They waited for everything else to quit flowering before they started - making them the star attractions for a couple of weeks.
There are the old standbys: purple coneflower and pink phlox as well as a mystery plant that I planted last year, thought had died because it never even grew, almost got pulled as a weed this spring, and has just been outstanding in the front garden this summer. It has been a non-stop bloomer with up to 15 flowers going at the same time.
However, for pure intrigue, beauty and showmanship, I don't think anything rivaled this delphinium:
Lucky us, this one and it's twin both bloomed twice this summer!
That's it for the garden tour. Posting will probably be light again as I prepare for a big shipment of bulbs and plants to come in this week.
Absolutely gorgeous! The plants that you and WS chose present such lush colors and varied shapes. You two should start a plant business. You've invested a lot of sweat equity in your yard; and it certainly has paid off. Marvelous! (I agree on the delpninium. The color is amazing.)
Posted by: Cop Car | October 04, 2005 at 08:10 AM
I so envy you that delphinium! I'd love to have delphiniums, stock, larkspur and all sorts of cottage garden flowers here.
I have three volunteer rudbekia in my sidewalk gardens that look just like yours. I really prefer those with the bands of dark red and black, but these look great with the chrysanthemums.
Posted by: buffy | October 05, 2005 at 11:32 PM
Rudbekia? Rudbekia? What's a rudbekia?
Posted by: Cop Car | October 06, 2005 at 08:05 AM
Rudbekia is the fancy name for the family that Black-Eyed Susan's are in.
PS - don't tell anyone I'm playing hookie, I'm still at work and they think I am accomplishing something!
Posted by: bogie | October 06, 2005 at 08:18 PM
Shhh...and I won't let Buffy know that she was writing above my head....
Posted by: Cop Car | October 06, 2005 at 09:39 PM