Our garden got badly parched this summer, but it’s managed to bounce back a little as temperatures have dropped from their peaks.
Pink and Purple Blooms
Category: Perennials
Budding Hibiscus
Our hibiscus shrub (aka “Rose of Sharon”) is getting ready to flower for the first time this season.
Burdock In Bloom
I love the thistle-like flowers on our burdock plants!
Foliage Fenceline
I’m really pleased with the way the grapevines and little trees soften the edges of the otherwise-drab fence and stairs in front of our buildings.
A Classic Rose
The roses are really having a productive season.
Tower of Honeysuckle
The honeysuckle seems to be happy about having been repotted into a larger container at the start of the season, and is throwing out even more of its crazy flower clusters than it did last year.
Roses Are Red
A plethora of roses in our sidewalk garden.
Return of Sweet William
Our first flush of pinks!
Sweet Spring Honeysuckle
The honeysuckle in our urban sidewalk garden put out its first blooms this weekend — ridiculously complicated and showy, and deliciously fragrant.
(I repotted this into a larger container at the start of the season, which I hope will give its roots the space they need for the next stage of growth.)
First Blush of Roses
Our first roses of the season opened on Monday to catch a bit of the late-afternoon sun.
