The bridal veil is a willing volunteer here too. I had a hanging basket of it ~ the basket is gone and it grows in flower beds, around the ac unit ~ here and there.
I lined a vented scoop with sphagnum moss and potting soil and planted a tiny sdullcap in it. Fortunately it was small enough I could soak the whole thing in a water pail. It required lots of moisture. Cute as the tiny plants grew out thru the vent holes too. But after a summer of watering, I need to rethink that one.
I bought a pitiful purple skullcap in Buna at a nursery that was going out of business. It came back really pretty, but the blooms don't last too long before it was pitiful again. It's still green, but I miss the blooms. Evidently I am doing something wrong with that one.
I really like that scoop Pod. I wonder if you could line it with thin plastic (to keep the moisture in) and poke just a few holes for drainage in it. In my mind's eye, I can see the silver bells spilling out of the top and tight little flowers peeking through the vents.
I like unusual things as planters. All summer long, every time I go to the thrift stores or garage sales, I have been looking to see what I could use as a planter that doesn't look like a planter.
This is my first year to do container gardening and I really like it. I did notice that the plants in the containers didn't get nearly as big as those in the ground. If our ground wasn't so darn hard to dig through, I'd probably put more things in the ground. I'm on the lazy side too though so I just park planters wherever I want something to grow. Sometimes it's a big hit (sun wise) and other times I have to move things. Full sun around here is not the same as full sun in other parts of the country. I think that labels ought to have sun indicators + sun indicators for Texas. HAHAHA
We live in a city neighborhood now and I'd love to live out in the country some place on some land (read several acres just for gardening). Having plants in containers will make it much easier to take them with me whenever we find a place. Some day.......
Pots and containers here too. That way when there is a bare spot, it will brightenl it. And you can find the lighting conditions best suited too. And it is a lazy means of gardening until it comes to watering. I do the same at fleas ~ always looking for suitable containers for planting. Great fun!
Have any of you grown one of these? This has bloomed nonstop. I posted a photo earlier but it now has more blooms. Amazing! And pretty foliage too.
Justicia carnea ~ Brazilian plume flower
I've always known that to be Jacobina. Yes I've grown it and I love it. I had it in a pot last year and it came back this spring for me. I did manage to put it in the ground this year and it bloomed like crazy.... until the October Rose took over that area of the fence line. It was buried under the foilage of the ORH. It's still there, now that I can see that area again, but not blooming right now. It's one of my favorite plants because you can almost watch as those pink petals come out. I'll have to go take a look at it again and see if anything is happening. :-)
No blooms, but it looks like it will bloom again before it gets cold.
I thought I'd throw this pic in since we're closing in on winter. These are some Dianthus that I started from seed this spring. The package was labeled Cottage Pinks and there's a variety of different types, but this year they bloomed at different times. Hopefully, after being reset this winter, they'll bloom in unison next year.
Very nice, Bronc. I planted some of those earlier this year. They bloomed sporadically all summer long (and still are) and I'm hoping that they'll do better next year.
I don't have a photo but noticed this morning that my Copper Canyon Daisies are absolutely bursting with blooms today. I'll try to get a photo this weekend. I love the fall-blooming stuff!!
Carla
Me too, Carla! It's nice to have some blooms in addittion to the colors of fall foliage.
I don't know whether to call this late or early, Pink Snow, sasanqua camillia's buds about to bust open. And the weather is still mild yet here, haven't got our first frost yet. :-)
How sweet is this? Repeat bloom of Ballerina Rose, and my very 1st Gulf Frittillery butterfly that eclosed this AM.
My Helleborus and Ajugas are standing tall ... cant wait for them to start blooming! My Flame vine is magnificent ... I took pictures but cant download ... something is going on with the USB cable and the Sony potl... whatever that is. Its all so depressing!
Lily your blooms and your GF are gorgeous. What a great combination of colors!
Hang in there Sylvia. I hope your problems are solved soon so we can see.
Just wanted to share some blooms from my garden. Here is hibiscus acetosella, blooming like crazy right now.
Closeup:
And here are my first blooms on salvia madrensis:
Thank you, thank everyone. I recently became interested in raising cats. after seeing them being victimized by predators in the gardens. This new finding/enjoyment made me more aware of our environment and appreciate the beauty of the nature in ten folds. I'm deeply graceful of our blessings.
Kim
Kim, I'm putting that hibiscus acetosella and that salvia on my wish list! They're exquisite!
Here is a pic of my Dwarf Tickseed's first bloom. I planted it early last spring and the slugs went to work on it right away. I slowed down their progress by putting out beer bottles but by mid-summer they had almost killed it. I was desperate to stop them, so I started asking everyone I knew if they had any Idea how to get rid of slugs. That's when a friend of mine turned me onto Sluggo, an all-natural slugicide. I got a can and emptied it into all of my beds. Two days later, there was not a slug to be found. The Tickseed gradually came back and now I have my first bloom IN NOVEMBER!
Close up.
Skullcap still covered in blooms.
Beautiful bronc! I've got pups of the salvia coming up now so I'll tag one for you. The acetosella I grew from seed, it's pretty easy, I should still have some but haven't dug through my seed box yet. On the list for this weekend...
:) Kim
Anna, my skullcap is still going strong, too. Don't you just love that plant?
The little blue one is also still blooming. I potted it up so I can protect it. Hope that next year I'll have bigger starts to share.
Kim, I'm with Bronc - that hibiscus is gorgeous!
Kim you must save me some of those Pups too ... they are absolutely gorgeous. Awww Dawn its good to see you! Btw I got some thing I need to give you. )
pbtxlady: I am saving the skullcap for the spring. You said it wasn't cold hardy.Sounds like it will be worth the wait.
TJ- where did you get Sluggo?
Who would have known we would be enjoying this weather and lovely blooms at this time of year. It's fantastic!
Looks like we all grow similar plants. My yellow salvia is still giving me blooms. Also have the red leaf hibiscus that is in a pot and huge. I have several small ones in pots from cuttings. Will whack the big one and try to over winter in the GH. In past years they got very buggy.
Did someone say that they keep their hibiscus in the ground and it makes it ? That would be a good thing.
DD
When I began to wander through the garden I was suprised to see that there are probably 20 or more plants still blooming. And here it is just a few days until Thanksgiving.
The turks cap is still covered with blooms. Would you want any of this, Bronc
Nothing more dependable than four o'clock. the sweet aroma mmmm
This plant just thrives and blooms all summer, still don't know the name.
Well, one of usual tricks. Will try to post the correct picture now.
Another dependable year after year. Trying to get as many perrenial as possible.
No slow down on the Mexican Sage.
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didn't expect a daisy this time of year, especially since I moved them about a month ago.
And the best of all..shampoo ginger. Has been like this for almost 2 months. I hate to cut it.
Blue salvia
They all look great Christi!!!
have the duranta in several different locations. have them planted everywhere now, front and back. hope they all bloom next year
Thanks, Josephine.
Here is my itty bitty blackeyed susan. randy's, must have been 2 feet around and 20 feet tall on one of his coconut ladders.
don't know what this is either. it is in a mixed pot that i purchased for the pond. grows with it's feet in the water.
the boug hasn't had a sign of color until this week. better late than never. but november?
