Side shade garden. The huge truck that had to come into our back yard to dig the well ran over all my holly ferns as you can see in the bottom right.. No worries, I'm glad to have water and I'll make more! :)
My Cottage Garden as Pictured Today :)
Coleus traded with Sticks :)
From Sterling at GA RU.. what are these things called again? Toad Lilly? You don't have to know it to grow it!
Back yard triangle moon garden.. I try to grow all white or light blooms here. .. Tell that to the cardinal red glad that showed her rebel self in this garden this summer.
White Zinnias and Wedding bouquet butterfly bush.. Shasta Viburnum
and Variegated Weigela on left can see one covered by zinias but it's on right too.. Same things are planted equally on each side of triangle.
My kids playset.. Their grape tomatoes had a real rough year.. Time to tie up and trim the lady banks growing at the base.
Spread some zinnia seed there too.
Gift from my garden buddy pictured with me in my Bio.. Jim :)
Looks like a little dancing man.
Susan
Country yard art wall I left up to hide pool equipment :)
Fairy and variegated weigela
back yard wild flower garden I'm working on for next year.. red clay is where power was dug with bobcat to well.
Pin Oak in back yard.. One of my dumpster Dives. barely a leaf last year..
newly installed well and pump.. see.. it's not just a sign neighbors.. I really have a well.
I'm going to dress up this area too :)
Just a few more..
on the back fence
Volunteer Pumpkin - I think?? Thats what my four year old told me so I'm sticking with it.
Great for back yard chain link
A southern garden "Little Gem" Magnolia
About to turn red for my Christmas Wreath
Far corner looking back down
Teasing Georgia
Love the colors
one more of knock out pink
gardenias blooming again in fall :)
Up close of kiss me over the garden gate
Against the sky
Do you know what this plant is.. cause I sure don't ??
It's been fun I hope you've enjoyed my garden tour today!!
And I saved the best for last.. I was thrilled to get these following pics.
I was trying to find the right angle to shoot the Teasing Georgia rose and or else I would have missed these two little "lovebirds"
the both flapped their wings open and closed, open and closed till they got comfy. :)
:)
And here it is.. My favorite shot of the day. Two Lovely Butterflies on my Japanese Maple with Teasing Georgia in the background!!
That's all and Thanks for enjoying my garden!!
:)
Susan
Love the photo's...we are preparing our gardens for the winter..I shall dearly miss all the hours I've spent in mine...how envious I am of your beautiful gardens...
WOW!
Your "what is it" groundcover looks like it could be a green form of ajuga... or if those rosettes are smaller than they look, maybe it is mazus... Does it ever bloom?
Thanks yall! :)
Betty, I am gearing up for the "Down Season" which will mean collecting leaves, manure and other organic material for newer beds.. Planning what I'm growing from seed for next season and I'm trying to get everything in the ground that should have already been planted before our first frost.
Nope. No Blooms.. I went back and named it and put a link to its PF :)
Dichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls'
Dichondra argentea
The seeds are on the pricey side considering I need lots of seed to make it happen.. and I wasn't able to.. so Finally I saw it at a box store and went ahead and paid for it.. I don't know how it produces seeds?? as I've never seen flowers?? I don't know if it will come back for me or not.. I'll wait and see, but yes, I really have enjoyed it too.
Susan
Your love of gardening truly shows.Your gardens are very beautiful and inspirational.
Thank you for the lovely tour.
This is the one I thought might be ajuga or mazus, http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=4019615
susan...i was wondering where you have been.....now i know!!!!
Lovely.....an your cannas bloomed at my house...i think of you every time i look at them:)
Wonderful, glorious and mesmerizing. Dinner will be late but it was worth it to view your magnificent gardens.
Thanks Gus :)
Critter.. i have Ajuga and it doesn't spread like this does.. I know its crazy to have something and not know what it is, but when you pull stuff out of the trash.. It happens :) !! If you look close at the picture you can see the stemmed mother.. and then all the babies are popping up all around it. I started pulling them up around another plant before I realized they were babies and not weeds.... But I still don't know what they are.. I'll give them a year!
Yes Sticks, I'm here and gardening!! :) Did you see your coleus?? :) Thank you! So glad the cannas bloomed.. as you can see I whacked mine down already. If I had not had to have watered by sprinkler, I wouldn't have taken as many pics and spent as much time posting and moving the sprinkler all day! I'm so glad I did and so glad I could share. :)
Pirl.. coming from someone that has been seen on tour, I'm flattered. Thanks :)
Susan