Sally's Allotment
I intended to plant some seeds for spring blooming today but after a morning working inside the house, all I could muster was a stroll around the garden taking photos and deadheading the roses. At least I can get outside and enjoy the weather. After talking to Katie, I realized that we still have a couple of months to enjoy the garden--she was already packing plants up for the winter.
Noticed the cool star shape from the new growth on the Sago Palm under our bedroom window:
I'm still marveling at the fact that David Austin roses can make it in the Texas heat. Plus, every time I walk by and smell the blooms or glance at them as I'm leaving from or returning to the house, they make me think of home and smile. Looks like the Golden Celebration are not as healthy as the Molinuex, but we shall see what next season shall bring. Glad that they bloom multiple times per year. I'm training a little rosemary bush which seems to be working better on the south side of the bed than the north or west. Again, something I can work on during the winter and spring:
This month, we saw the rabid morning glory from the next street make an appearance at the top of a tree:
I forget that September is probably the most visually impressive month for the side garden. This year the plants have overflowed into the street but I'm hesitant to cut them back as they look so colorful. I'm trying to get a full photo of the side each month so I can spot 'empty' bits to add shrubs or bulbs or seed too at different times of the year:
I've killed too many hibiscus plants to remember, but this year, I seem to have been able to keep this beauty alive. It's amazing how the color can change from pale pink to hot pink depending on the time of day or the individual bloom:
A selection from the garden in September:
Oh the joys of trying to keep a garden up with a brand new puppy. The neighbors probably heard a few choice curse words when I came out to find the following:
There have been other interests distracting us from our gardening in August, including wanting to spend more time in the pool (this shot of Tom and Finn makes the landscaping look nice and lush but there is a mass of weeds lurking behind that pool wall), and the addition of a new puppy, Delilah. We'd forgotten how much work puppies are, but she is loads of fun and enjoys running laps around the edge of the garden (and swimming laps in the pool):
Although I've been enjoying pottering in the garden since we got back, the weather is too hot to do too much before giving in to the urge for a swim or a glass of wine. Therefore, the planter in my back garden has become a little bit overgrown. Rather than lament my laziness, I've decided to embrace the idea of the Lost Garden of Heligan and transfer it to my very own corner of Cloverleaf. So instead of looking at the mass of overgrown plants as an eyesore, I'm regarding it as an experiment in wilderness gardening!