Late September hint of fall
Open sesame
All the pathways in our yard are growing shut! We practically had to get a machete to clear a path to the front door since the Purple Fountain Grass and the Blue Willow had almost grown together.
The ivy growing on the storage shed had completely covered the side, back, and the stepping stones between the shed and the house. I don't have an "after" photo, but the path is clear now, and at least you can see that the shed has windows.
And I finally dug up a few of the stones on the pathway through the arbor garden and moved them a few inches west, since the Carefree Delight wild roses were nearly hiding them (and making for a very prickly walk through the arbor gateway).
Pretty in pink
We have two different pinkish-purple flowers blooming right now and Sundae seems to think they are hers.
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| Ice Plant |
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| Asters |
Another beautiful September sunset
The sky was beautiful tonight, September 4. I love the way the colors of the garden look just before the sun goes down.
Blue Mist Spirea in bloom
The Blue Mist Spirea is in full bloom now and I love the way it looks against the purple of the Wild Verbena. We could still use more rain, but what we got went a long way toward perking things up!
It's a jungle out there. . .
We got RAIN this morning so the lawn didn't get mowed, and everything is a little on the wild side! The grasses are bent over onto the lawn and we spent an hour tonight just trimming things back. But I kind of like this wild and wooly look. That's the prairie for you. And speaking of the prairie, the tall grasses are heading out and looking beautiful.
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| Dallas Blues Grass |
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| The False Sunflowers are just thick! Here they bloom among the tall grasses. |
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| Ice Plant |
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| Indian Grass |
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| Carpet Roses intertwined with Fountain Grass in the front yard |
Peaches galore!
Our little Bonfire Dwarf Peach tree is so loaded down with peaches this year that the branches were in danger of breaking. So tonight my husband picked about 4 gallons of them to lighten the load. The photo, believe it or not, was taken AFTER he harvested about half the peaches. These are ornamental peaches, and while edible, not really meant for that. I cooked some of the peach flesh down in sugar and spices and made a pint of peach syrup, but it's nothing to write home about, and it sure wasn't worth the time it took to peel and pit the peaches. Guess they'll have to remain for looks only. The tree bloomed mid-March this year, so I guess it's not surprising that we're harvesting peaches on August 21.
Maxfield Parrish clouds
I always think of this kind of sky as a Maxfield Parrish sky because it's the way the painter always rendered his clouds. Just gorgeous! Wouldn't mind if those clouds contained some rain!
Cool August days
We came home from a few days away to cooler temps and just enough rain that everything is growing like mad! The blue willow and purple fountain grass in the entryway garden have almost grown together. Pity the poor UPS man trying to make a delivery––he has a jungle to go through!
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