Recovery 2

16 years ago

Here are some recovery pictures from my yard (thanks for the inspiration Anna). It was definitely flattened by the cold. Then after that we have not much rain and I have been working lots. On the whole though, my garden takes care of itself during the summer and Tim mows the grass so I still have a few spots that look good. Here we go:

Post freeze:

And now for the recovery....

The addition of my bed frame trellis:

The crepe myrtles were stunning from early June to just a few weeks ago:

And some pictures from this morning: The bed frame you see is the same one from the earlier picture:

Who is this guy?

Yes, purple knight can get out of hand but it definitely has its place:

Tim reworked the front path and I like it much better now:

And some pictures of my back garden. This is what happened to my tiny African Blue Basil plant. It is not so tiny anymore. It sits near "The porterweed that will eat the house!"

This bed is pretty but backwards. The tall plants ended up in the front! I'll fix it over the winter.

Thanks guys!

Melissa

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annafl
16 years ago
Melissa, your garden has recovered beautifully! It's such a joy to see so much color and the wide beds look gorgeous. I love your color contrasts. I love the path, too. Nice to see that diagonal brick pattern. Thanks for sharing with us. By the way, I think that's a tomato hornworm. They like pentas too. I've had some of mine chomped on too, but they recover nicely.

Anna
izharhaq
16 years ago
Great recovery, the pic of Crepe myrtles is absolutely gorgeous...

Izhar
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16 years ago
we also live in deland and other than a bit of tooooo little rain, it's amazing what came back after last winter! your gardens look great! firebush is one of my favorites and what a comeback they made, yours also, they look fantastic. hopefully we will be spared the "crazy" cold we had last year. great photos!
gardencpa
Original Author
16 years ago
Anna, Thanks for you kind words as always. I guess I will leave the little guys to munch on the pentas unless they do too much damage.

Izhar, The crepes made me happy all summer. I kept trimming the pods and they kept blooming. I think the cold winter stimulated something in their summer growth. And thanks for posting pictures from Karachi. I always love seeing what you grow there.

Wallasadi, I have been looking at your pictures too. Great stuff. I was sure the firebush was a goner but there it is 6 feet tall. We Deland Gardenwebbians stick together so don't be surprised if you see some random gardeners on your doorstep one morning.

Melissa