Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Garden Blooms.

Our recent welcome rains have brought some blooms to the garden. The Cenizo (Texas Sage) only blooms after a rain (just watering won't do it). Mine burst into bloom the first day it rained!




I have several clumps of Blood Lily that bloom every fall. It's one of my favorite plants. There was no sign of them until the rain and they shot up overnight and are now in full bloom. Amazing!



Friday, September 11, 2009

Rain at last!!




Can't believe it has been a month since I posted to my blog. The month of August has been really bad as far as gardening goes around here. Had to water way too much just to keep things alive. I hope we have turned a corner this weekend with the beneficial rains we are having.



Now I can start thinking about some fall planting. Planning to plant lots of herbs and some fall veggies including lettuce, brocolli, kale, spinach, etc. First I have to clear weeds - they are the only things that have thrived this summer!



The photo above is from my yard earlier in the summer - a swallowtail butterfly feeding on a phlox bloom.