It was actually balmy this morning, in the 80s for a bit. It rained all around us yesterday, but not here. Up at the lake, we drove in to see Rabies Alert on the community center board. Guess the lack of water is driving all kinds of critters out of the brush.
I have Beautyberry turning, a few hibiscus blooming, and some citrus fruits. Everything else is just pouting. For us, October is a good month for blooms. The mornings are tolerable and the evenings also. Then it's time to put it all away for winter!
I have to amend my post. I haven't had time to write to Bill at Caladiums 4 Less, but the bulbs I ordered over winter and got here around March didn't get planted right away. Had a setback. I finally "stuck" them in pots around other plants and forgot about them. Then I ordered a box of the asst. ones and left them in the box, outside on a patio table, in the hot sun. Another setback. Finally put those into pots around the garden. They are all up and gorgeous! It's the only color to speak of in the backyard. Your eyes go right to them. The best thing about ordering the mixed bulbs is I would never have picked some of the ones that I really like now after seeing them. And they seem to love August!