2016 Garden

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Annuals

Here are some of the many annuals I have in my garden this year:

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Around The Garden

After a cool, wet spring, the gardens have filled in and are growing rapidly. I got a very late start this year, planting my annuals out a full month later than usual, due to the incessant rain and flooding in our area. We are more than 20 inches above normal rainfall for the year! We also had a very rainy and warm winter here, apparently equal to a Zone 10 or 11 — I had a fuchsia in a hanging basket that came back from the roots this spring (after hanging outside all winter), all my “annual” begonias sprouted back from the roots in the patio bed, and an Angel’s Trumpet Datura in a container on the back deck overwintered and sprouted back and is now huge again. Anyway, the weather seems to be getting back to “normal” here (hot and humid) and here are some photos taken over the past month or so, in between rain showers, click to enlarge. (Much more to come, soon!)

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Zinnias, ‘Caramel’ Heuchera, purple Shamrocks (Oxalis)

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Annuals including Sunpatiens, Zinnias, Vinca around patio near creekside borders

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Annual Phlox ‘Intensia’, Dianthus, Zinnias, Heuchera and more

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Heuchera, Vinca, Zinnias, colored glass pebbles and blue bottles stepping stones at patio

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Border below patio

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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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