Much like lasr year...


Karen

Karen,
Just beautiful!! I love your front bed, so many great colors. Will you post another when it fills in later in the summer.
So many of my favorites Heuchera , coleus!!

looking great my dear!!!

Thanks. Yes, I'll update photos later in summer.

Karen

Karen what a treat for the neighbors!!.

Thanks.

Karen

A few updated pictures which I took about a week ago. I've since yanked the overgrown, ratty-looking balsam. And the pot of purple monarda fried, and is now compost food.





My garden is a royal mess this year. It has been too hot to do any maintenance. The coleus really look better than anything else. But it does have the advantage of several hours of shade from the tree in the hottest part of the afternoon.

Karen

The coleus are looking great. Very pretty even with all the heat.

I think your garden is amazing!! Wish my poor coleus looed like yours. The heuchera are beautiful.

Thank you. Because that's the front of the house, I've really worked hard at keeping it well watered in this heat and drought. The back yard doesn't look too good. Except for the crepe myrtle, which is beautiful.



Karen

doing great considering you haven't had rain forever!!!! glad you were able to keep up with it.. is your garden tour cancelled this year?

I don't do a garden tour. I'm not that good a gardener!

Karen

oh sorry.. I thought your area did that

Updated photos, taken yesterday


Verbena Homestead Purple has not fared well in this heat and drought


Trailers have always done well lining the walkway


Some Profusion zinnias


And these impatiens have barely survived the heat/drought. They were lush and full of flowers a few weeks ago


Karen

considering your summer conditions.. they look fantastic!! even the verbena I have in containers didn't do great this year .. I am still jealous you can grow coleus in the ground.. and they get so huge.. with the slugs here.. they wouldn't stand a chance.. been killing tons everyday.. so annoying!!

Slugs like wet conditions. We have NOT had wet! Everything is dry, drier, dryest! Some of the coleus have dried out and lost some leaves. But they grow new leaves and recover quickly. Not so with most of my other plants.

Worms like moist soil, too. In early spring, the uppermost layers of my soil are nice and moist and crawling with worms. Now, you can't find a drop of water anywhere but in the birdbath. And you'd have to dig deep to find worms.

Karen

the shade is my downfall .. and that I water my containers well is a curse .. they are horrid this year!!!

All my containers have fried this year, except petunias.




Karen

what a bummer.. but the petunias are very nice!!

Your front bed is looking good. Did I see a few Dragon Wing Begonias in there? The zinnias are really pretty. A friend of mine give me some of those, love the hot colors.