August Color

Just a few quick photos of the garden in late August:

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Lamp post flower bed

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Dahlias

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Creek and patio bed

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Look at these gorgeous black Elephant Ears. Love these!

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The Stump Bed

I really need to think of some better names for my garden areas… :-) This flower bed surrounds a giant poplar stump and is an island bed near the edge of the woods. Last year I planted mixed colors of coleus in it, this year it has two colors of coleus, salvia I grew from seed, perilla, and elephant ears. There are also coneflowers and a few hostas in this bed, along with some perennial geraniums, columbines, and purple shamrocks. Click photos to enlarge.

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The purple urn is completely covered now with these bubblegum supertunias — this photo taken right after planting.

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‘Blackberry Waffles’ and ‘Confection’ Coleus, Salvia ‘Victoria Blue’

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A closer look at the coleus

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Perilla (in front)

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The bed in May and early June

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I changed themes here on the blog and I’m not sure if I like it or not… anyone else have an opinion? :)

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Hyacinth Bean Vine

Hyacinth Bean ‘Ruby Moon’ (Lablab purpureus) – This is the vine I used to cover one of my arches this year, and I’ll definitely grow it again. Right now, it’s covered in purple flowers and dark purple pods. I even like the foliage of this vine (and, it’s drought tolerant!).

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Flowers

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Purple Pods

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Annual Flowers

Here are some photos from the past couple of weeks of just a few of the many annual flowers I have in bloom right now:

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I was late getting this area around the patio planted this year, and there wasn’t much left to choose from. My local nurseries all seem to have the same supply of bedding plants— marigolds, ageratum, petunias, portulaca, and begonias… but, it’s filling in nicely now (photo taken in late May).

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I really love these bubblegum supertunias and have pots of them everywhere. It’s the best petunia I’ve ever grown.

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Purple Wave petunias

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Light yellow petunias I grew from seed, I have them in a container with purple angelonia (also grown from seed).

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Mixed color sunpatiens along the front of a long border, with Japanese Iris, Malva, Blazing Stars, Glads and more in the background. I have Scarlet Runners on the obelisk now. Also, in this photo, notice the purple asters blooming — I had mums and asters in bloom in May!

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Mixed annuals, including coleus grown from seed, pinks, Persian Shield, petunias, fuchsia, begonias.

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Sunpatiens

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Verbena and purple Waves

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