Minding My Garden: mint

Saturday, August 12, 2017

In bloom this week: August 12, 2017

Roses

If I've counted right, we're at 55 days with no measurable rain, but showers are expected by morning. I've spent way too much time watering in the last month, and realistically expect to be watering well into September. Hopefully a lot of my plants won't need much water next summer, I just have so many new plants now.

The roses are very nice right now, in their second, third, maybe even fourth bloom, depending on the plant. I need more late summer blooming plants, a lot of what I have blooming now are annuals.

West side of rose garden

Sweet pea growing in the lawn

Cosmos

Dahlia

Annual mums

Hydrangea paniculata

Stargazer hydrangea

Mint, in an out of the way corner

First of the hollyhocks

Last of the clematis

Fuchsia Genii

Zinnias grown from seed

Zinnia grown from seed and volunteer pot marigolds

Nasturtiums plan to take over the world

Baby sunflower

Medium sunflower in the back

Medium sunflower

Giant sunflowers

Cucumbers, I'm already thinking I planted too many

What's next?

Unknown sedum

Many more hollyhocks

Monday, July 18, 2016

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - July 2016

Delphinium in my vegetable garden

I'm a few days late for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day again. GBBD is Carol at May Dreams Gardens monthly roundup, held on the 15th of each month. Even when I don't join in, it's always fun to see what's in bloom around the world.

I tried to keep this short, but every other flower is one of my favorites right now! Fall is coming, I'll enjoy every one of my summer blooms while I can.

On the sunny lower hillside, all new plantings this year: