Another sunshine-filled day here. I did my usual morning walkabout looking to see what might need a bit of water to keep it alive. It's so very dry that I only spot water and even then I have to let some areas go.
I took pictures to remind me of what was blooming at this time.
Phlox are beginning to bloom. I used to have only pink ones then I bought a white one and through the years the white have taken over. I did buy a white/pink one last year and it is doing well.
Petunias in a container that gets water almost every day.
Carnations in a container.
Double Snapdragons
Postman's Pride Sedum with a Summer Savory growing between them and behind that a self-seeded Foxglove.
Actually found by a Belgian postman in his garden, this outstanding selection produces a bushy mound of dark purple succulent leaves.
A bit of trivia for today.....
The first day of July here in B.C. was 16 hours 11 minutes long. The last day of the month was 15 hours 12 minutes. We lost one hour of daylight and by the end of this new month we will have lost another hour and 37 minutes as we move toward the Autumn equinox which will occur on September 22.
Pretty flowers! A dry summer means lots of watering:(
ReplyDeleteI love flowers and yours are so PRETTY♥ I'm glad we're counting down until cooler weather. Hope you have a great AUGUST.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are gorgeous. And the illustration and message at the end of your post says it all. Love ❤️ this post.
ReplyDeleteYou still have some lovely colour in the garden. Mine is so dry now, but I have some pretty pink Salvias flowering.
ReplyDeleteAll your flowers look great. Too bad I couldn't send you some of our rain. We've had the wettest summer that I remember.
ReplyDeleteI have tried fancy phlox over the years, but the only ones that persist are the old white and lavender one. They're good enough.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are just spectacular! What a green thumb you have! Isn't it a joy to walk around the look at things blooming! I miss that now that we're in a condo. I never knew that the daylight decreased by more than a minute a day. No wonder the darkness of fall and winter comes so fast and furious. Thank you for the very interesting info!
ReplyDeleteI love the scent of phox, it's fabulous, not tried growing it. I can see the daylight decreasing and the light changing to something softer, there's an autumnal feel in the air in sunny Surrey, UK :)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty flowers. White phlox is what grows in my garden, too. I've been noticing the shortened days already.
ReplyDeleteHere we're heading toward spring, so the sun lasts one minute longer each day, making it darker later.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are very pretty.
You didn't need to remind us!
ReplyDeleteHa! August is one of the hottest months here. I will be happy to enjoy some cooler weather come Fall (:
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
I have to remember to think about watering just as the sun goes down, because now that summer is finally here -- it's been cooler than usual until now, in my area -- some plants seem to need a little more water than the automatic system gives them.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are beautiful! My flowers on the balcony stayed nice through the heat wave , I gave them plenty water each evening. Then we got some heavy rain and now they look awful.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are gorgeous...I'm especially taken with the white Phlox, as well as the one with the bit of pink in it. And Smapdragons always make me think of my paternal grandma.
ReplyDeleteWe have been lucky so far this year; very little watering has had to be done. Last year we had to water daily and it took a lot of time. So many gardens, shrubs, etc, and all needed it.
ReplyDeletewhat beautiful shots of colourful flowers. Thank you for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing all of your beautiful flowers. We've had plenty of rain here lately. I have one hydrangea that is actually beaten down. I'll have to prune it way down next spring.
ReplyDeleteLovely flowers.
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