Garden Photos '09.....#40

Penstemon mexicali is reblooming for me.

Unopened buds

geeze you have a bunch of stuff that didn't return for me.. nora leigh is another

love that penstemon!

Thanks, Allison! I really like that penstemon, too. I got it last year, then bought another this year, as I liked it so much.

Karen

One more shot of the penstemon.

Veronica Pink Panther

Seed heads of clematis.

DL Final Touch

DL Autumn King and BES in bg.

Water lily in my pond

Hosta Strip Tease, not too bad looking at the end of the season. Great slug resistance on this one.

This hosta, on the other hand, doesn't look so hot now. The slugs have enjoyed this one. It's either Little Aurora or Feather Boa. Can't remember which, and they both look alike to me.

lots of good stuff there!!... I am off to pass out... see the rest if there are more in the AM.. night!

One of the resident frogs at my pond.

Have a good sleep, Allison!

Karen

Another frog

BES

DL Goodbye Columbus

Edited to say, "Oops, this isn't Goodbye Columbus, it Gaillardia Oranges And Lemons!"

This message was edited Aug 26, 2009 10:51 PM

A happy bee

And a couple of even happier beetles. They are just having too much fun in my garden! Anyone know what they are?

My stone walkway with sedum Ogon between the stones.

Wider shot

Henry Eilers' Black-eyed Susan (rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers')

another shot of it

Rudbeckia nitida 'Herbstonne' (a.k.a. 'Autumn Sun')

a closer shot of it

and here's a shot of it with agastache Black Adder

nice karen!

Okay, enough for tonight. I gotta hit the hay. Tomorrow morning comes awfully early.

Karen

Thanks, Bill! Nite!

Karen

Looking good, Karen.
I LOVE the sedum between the steps.

yes I agree with the sedum... what a popper!!

I 3rd that motion.!!

Thanks, everyone! It took me awhile to decide what to put between the stones, and I'm really happy with the way that turned out.

Karen

karen what was the dirt like between the stones?

kAREN IS IT A SUNNY AREA

Nice Sedum, Karen. I would say you have horny beetles there :)

Pretty pics by all. Love the JPW series and critters. The ogon sedum is just perfect, wrote that one down.

Thanks, folks for the healing wishes---both wrists feel terrific today---if that ganglion comes back a 3rd time, will have to have surgery---Karen, loved that BES, Henry Eiler---very different loking---Allison, sorry you can't get JPW to return---I can't get rid of it! Dig out the clump every spring---here it is again!

Teeny, tiny aster...

A second picushion opened...

I think I spotted an aster in the woods behind my house... might have been from the wild flower seeds I spread around last year or the year before