The maroon cockscomb (celosias) looked good this spring but then faded, and I had no idea they would come back later in the season.
Return Of The Celosia
Author: Matthew
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.
Coneflowers
A kind neighbor donated these coneflowers to brighten our garden — and the timing was perfect, as the burdock that was previously filling this pot had just gone to seed and died back, so I had some space to fill.
Raindrops on Roses
This miniature rose survived yesterday’s rainstorm.
Additional Seating
Another bench has been donated to the sidewalk garden — with thanks to our generous neighbors.
Miniature Rose Revival
Someone left a few dried-up mini roses in three-inch plastic pots at the edge of the garden fence, but they didn’t seem entirely dead so I repotted them into a slightly-larger planter trough and have been watering them regularly, and a week later they’re showing signs of life.
Copper Underwing
We haven’t had many showy butterflies in the garden this summer, but we have several visits from their plainer cousins, the moths; iNaturalist suggests that this one is an “owlet” moth known as a copper underwing.
Blue, White, and Red
Getting in the holiday spirit with our flag and some patriotic messages.
