tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post5307797176990971943..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Bright Spots in my Midsummer GardenKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-79458434520713440282019-08-04T16:15:30.472-07:002019-08-04T16:15:30.472-07:00Amaranthus provides drama in a garden and a vase, ...Amaranthus provides drama in a garden and a vase, Deb. I picked my plants up in a garden center but next year I plan to try growing it from seed. There are a ranges of cultivars in interesting colors.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-28451804210769158422019-08-04T16:13:05.682-07:002019-08-04T16:13:05.682-07:00For some reason I'd always assumed that I coul...For some reason I'd always assumed that I couldn't grow Amaranthus here, Anna, possibly because I so seldom see the plants in local garden centers. So far, the 3 plants I picked up are doing really well despite the fact that temperatures have zoomed upward. Of course, the extra water I give everything in the cutting garden helps.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-81143632879197526032019-08-04T16:09:52.323-07:002019-08-04T16:09:52.323-07:00Well, the wind does blow here on a regular basis, ...Well, the wind does blow here on a regular basis, Loree. Some of the plants do develop a natural slant. If we had to lose half the Albizia to the nasty shot-hole borers, at least it was the front half - the litter dropped by the tree on the backyard patio was greatly reduced, which I'd enjoy if the patio weren't currently covered in construction debris!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-72222874215106415192019-08-04T14:54:46.815-07:002019-08-04T14:54:46.815-07:00Hi Kris, your garden is pretty in pink! I am parti...Hi Kris, your garden is pretty in pink! I am particularly drawn to the Amaranthus caudatus. I saw this plant last year when I visited the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens in Oregon. I may try it for myself if I can find it locally; I am not sure how well it would like it here -but I think it should be Ok. debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-27252500216014655362019-08-04T12:50:44.643-07:002019-08-04T12:50:44.643-07:00I think that the amaranthus plants will grow like ...I think that the amaranthus plants will grow like triffids in your climate Kris. What beautiful dahlias. I know what I'm going to be singing for the rest of the evening 😂Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-84198606585552571182019-08-04T10:21:59.708-07:002019-08-04T10:21:59.708-07:00Callistemon 'Cane's Hybrid' seems like...Callistemon 'Cane's Hybrid' seems like the perfect partner to your Albizia julibrissin. Oh and I love the form of the Albizia, I know it's due to pruning, but it has such a romantic wind-swept look.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-41401842411787878602019-08-03T15:14:04.314-07:002019-08-03T15:14:04.314-07:00Yes, August is most definitely the pits but I'...Yes, August is most definitely the pits but I'm counting myself lucky that we didn't have a horrid July like last year's. I've got a few areas begging for a thorough overhaul but I know that tackling them now would be a foolish waste of time and money so, for the moment, I'm focused on my cutting garden and general upkeep. And I am relieved that the Albizia plans to hang on for a bit longer.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-34184060744517985422019-08-03T13:32:59.748-07:002019-08-03T13:32:59.748-07:00I am really trying to focus on the positives of th...I am really trying to focus on the positives of the mid-summer garden. Let's face it,August does arrive every year and it's unlikely that I am ever going to grow only plants that look good in August. I'm also in denial --where did June go ? Looks like you have a few nice things to look at, and I bet you're relieved that the Albizia came out of it's funk.kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-66423055735819372682019-08-02T19:18:48.909-07:002019-08-02T19:18:48.909-07:00I'm already sweltering, HB! The temperature o...I'm already sweltering, HB! The temperature outside is a good 5 degrees lower than that inside, even though I have a fan running. It doesn't help that the humidity level is trending high again.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-51212981150167508632019-08-02T18:36:48.409-07:002019-08-02T18:36:48.409-07:00Pink is good. Stay cool this weekend! Pink is good. Stay cool this weekend! Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-18464050846323922072019-08-02T17:34:13.303-07:002019-08-02T17:34:13.303-07:00I really shouldn't be surprised to discover &#...I really shouldn't be surprised to discover 'Cane's Hybrid' in bloom now as my records show it bloomed in early August last year too, but it doesn't signal that a bloom show is imminent as so many other flowering plants do.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-33869074744549712962019-08-02T17:30:51.934-07:002019-08-02T17:30:51.934-07:00Critters can be so difficult! While I might be ch...Critters can be so difficult! While I might be charmed to see a deer in my garden - as I was on a couple of occasions when a peacock visited - I count myself lucky that's one garden pest I don't have to contend with.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-6504449267234798872019-08-02T17:28:27.122-07:002019-08-02T17:28:27.122-07:00I usually hang onto tags until I plug the plant...I usually hang onto tags until I plug the plant's information into my Excel file but I'd planned to treat this plant, perennial in my area, as a seasonal pot filler so I tossed the tag. On-line sources list a 'Bombay Dark Blue Imp' so it may be that, although the photos posted in connection with that cultivar name don't show flowers as vivid as those displayed by my plant. Hopefully, I'll come across it again.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-36261911198757767312019-08-02T17:16:47.755-07:002019-08-02T17:16:47.755-07:00That Callistemon was a great find. While the red-...That Callistemon was a great find. While the red-flowered forms of bottle brush are common here, I've never seen this peachy-pink variety for sale in my local area. I hunted this one down at a nursery 3 hours north of here. I'm very glad I was lucky enough to find it. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-68057680609292571422019-08-02T17:07:02.007-07:002019-08-02T17:07:02.007-07:00Thanks Janicce!Thanks Janicce!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-8937414686256032262019-08-02T17:06:42.094-07:002019-08-02T17:06:42.094-07:00Rain in August - I'm envious! I was tardy in ...Rain in August - I'm envious! I was tardy in getting my Zinnias started, partly because the cool season plants in my cutting garden held on far longer than usual this year, restricting the space I had available for the sowing seeds directly as I prefer to do. That's becoming a general problem with my relatively small cutting garden space and suggests that I may need to get seeds started in pots or trays in future years.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-45001211739830599392019-08-02T15:34:25.515-07:002019-08-02T15:34:25.515-07:00Cotyledon orbiculata has sooo many forms and is su...Cotyledon orbiculata has sooo many forms and is such a good landscape succulent. The 'Cane's Hybrid' is incredible -- it all looks good to me, Kris!Denise/agrowingobsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811925155960835891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-23182103097961481632019-08-02T14:46:17.532-07:002019-08-02T14:46:17.532-07:00Lots of good blooms still in your garden, Kris. Lo...Lots of good blooms still in your garden, Kris. Love the Scaevola, one of our great performing annuals, so tough. Seeing your Amaranthus makes me a bit sad, as I can't grow it because it is deer candy. :(<br />Enjoy your weekend!Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-37478736737462319602019-08-02T13:32:16.825-07:002019-08-02T13:32:16.825-07:00The blue of the Scaevola is electric - it would ma...The blue of the Scaevola is electric - it would make me stop in my tracks. Don't you just hate that re - the missing tag. A few of the plants that I did, in fact, label have subsequently faded in the summer sun. I used a sharpie instead of pencil but then buried the writing beneath the soil, thinking this would protect it from the UV - oh well.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-87356962263158811182019-08-02T13:24:45.538-07:002019-08-02T13:24:45.538-07:00It is good to have fairly decent weather this year...It is good to have fairly decent weather this year. We have just gone into our drought spell. July was below average in rain and it is continuing this month. The lovely perkiness of the garden is over but overall it looks ok. I love that first tree you pictured. It is pretty with those fuzzy looking blooms. No wonder the bees went gaga. Have a great weekend of quiet around the house.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-69346900682652737292019-08-02T12:36:36.256-07:002019-08-02T12:36:36.256-07:00I love the slope of the entrance.
Wonder of plants...I love the slope of the entrance.<br />Wonder of plants.<br />Good entry from August.<br />janicce.A Casa Madeirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00693537584448688104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-78584275418182755602019-08-02T12:27:00.176-07:002019-08-02T12:27:00.176-07:00For once I'm not feeling completely frustrated...For once I'm not feeling completely frustrated with my own garden either at this time of year, which usually happens for me too. You have some particularly lovely bright spots. I keep buying Zinnia seeds and then never get around to sowing them. I've been focused so heavily on sowing perennial seeds, I keep overlooking my stash of annuals. Plus, we had rain last night, an unusual August occurrence.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com