Our sidewalk garden is in a wild mid-season flush of greenery.
Height of Summer
Month: August 2026
Cosmos
These cosmos flowers stand tall by the staircase to building 217.
Return Of The Celosia
The maroon cockscomb (celosias) looked good this spring but then faded, and I had no idea they would come back later in the season.
A Tangle of Glories
A wild tangle of morning glories has overrun the sunflowers and horseweed in this section of the sidewalk container garden.
Blooming in the Heat
We’ve been getting a little color in the elevated baskets along the top of the fence that frames our sidewalk garden.
Multi-Color Mini Roses
As pretty as this is, note that, I haven’t actually found a polychrome cultivar — this is just three tiny plants side by side, sharing one planter.
