Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Tuesday Tidings


Autumn is inching its way toward our region.
Temperatures grace the 60's in the earliest morning hours,
but our highs are still in the 80's.
What's a gardener to do?
Get out there as early as possible
and enjoy the beauty that God has provided us.




cosmos



zinnias are just about through for the season






native butterfly vine is a bright spot in the yard




society garlic




gerbera daisy




blue daze just keep on bloomin'




 native cotton plant flower

 



jasmine yet to open



periwinkles

 


orange cosmos reaching toward the heavens




Fresh mulch was added to the front beds this weekend.
We apply only pine bark and pine straw in our planting beds. 
Cypress mulch was previously used
because we liked the color,
but that was before we were educated
as to why it's not the best choice.




Someone's found a way to beat the heat...





She approves of the newly laid groundcover.

Enjoy your Tuesday, y'all!




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9 comments:

  1. Very nice. I don't think I know that particular Jasmine. I have heard the arguments on both sides of the cypress mulch, I still use it from time to time....

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    1. There's another side to the argument? Do tell...

      It was good to see you up and about on your last post. Continued healing...

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  2. I really enjoyed your flower photos. I love to see flowers and plants in the garden...thanks so much for sharing! It was refreshing...blessings, Nancy at livininthegreen (you may enjoy some of my flower photos from this week's post. :)

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    1. Hey Nancy. I look forward to checking out all of your flowers.

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  3. Great photos! I'm partial to zinnias, so I really love that one :)

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    1. Zinnias are one of my favs too! Thanks for stopping by!

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  4. Thank you for the invite! See you soon!

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  5. So pretty! I'm happy to see flower pics this time of year when most of my flowers have been frozen to death.

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    1. We are blessed to have a long growing season. Glad you stopped by!

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