Splashy! Roselee, my kind of color.

Lovely yard, great pics. Thanks for sharing both.

Thank you RC!

This photo of another great summer color plant was overlooked. I am constantly amazed at how Plumbago blooms in this lovely blue color all summer, sun or shade, with so little care and water. It didn't freeze back last winter, but even when it does, it comes back nicely.

This shot is of a side yard, but it's growing all over -- often self sown ...

Plumbagos are originally from South Africa. I read that an amateur hybridizer there worked for 20 years to get a deeper blue color.

Roselee, your garden looks great, especially considering the August weather we've had here in June. I envy your phlox. The ones I have get a fungus, and by the time they bloom, the leaves look terrible.
I think the bird is called Pyrrhuloxia.
Jim

Thanks Jim -- that's the bird!

You may know this, but I'm wondering if the two phlox pictured were developed by using the old fashioned Southern 'Summer phlox' which is a lavender color and very healthy in our climate. I've tried some of the other 'northern' varieties and you are right, they get fungus very easily. These are never bothered by it at all in my yard. Another fuschia colored one that does very well is Richard Poore.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pyrrhuloxia (Grey cardinal)

Dang, Roselee! Your yard looks awesome!

I wonder if Patty got those P. foetida seeds from the seeds I gave you guys last year.

My loosestrife is done blooming :(. Did you fertilize yours?

What's the best way to propagate phlox? I think the one I have is "First Lady" and it does offer a nice display at this time.

Omar

I'm in love with the phlox too. Been looking online for places to buy. I have one that Roselee gave me. I'm curious how to propagate it once it gets big, too.

Roselee, your Eden looks lovely as usual. I don't think there is ever a time when it doesn't. I wish Plumbago would do so well for me here. They just don't seem to like my part of Texas. I grew them in S.A. and Corpus once (even with my un-nurturing ways). They did great there but not here.

I love yours!!!

Your garden is beautiful, Roselee. I have some John Fanick Phlox that Heather brought to the swap, it's growing well but may not bloom this year. I'll definitely look forward to it next year.

Omar, the Loosestrife is still going strong and has more side buds that are yet to bloom. It is such a beautiful graceful plant! Yes, I did fertilize with time release pellets.

Tammy, Phlox multiplies from the roots pretty quickly and is propagated by root divisions. Don't know why your Plumbago doesn't do well in Austin. It is very drought tolerant once established. Maybe you just need to baby it a bit till it has time to develope a good root system. I'll bring some more to the SAPS for you to try.

Rock, I'll bet your Phlox will bloom this year. It's still got the rest of the summer and it blooms into fall, especially if you dead head, which is easy to do. The old blooms just snap off with a little finger pressure.

Thanks everybody for looking :-)

Oh, my, Roselee ..... such beauty. Thanks for sharing this with us.

You are blessed with a beautiful yard and friendly neighbors too. I'm going to have to get a drip system going if I'm going to continue gardening, all the watering is to much and hard to keep up in this hot summer. We got to 105 degrees today.

Hi R --

I was also going to mention the birds being pira...pura...lux... What HE said ! :-) I have a pair here that came down from the branches to see me yesterday. They didn't seem at all intimidated by me standing there as they came to the dish of a pot to drink the water along the rim.

The passiflora seeds came from a girlfriend who got them from a plant at a boyfriend's grandmother's house. I gave them all away, so please save me seeds when you see them.

Looking forward to seeing you again soon.

patty

Patty, I was excited about the possibility that you could had grown something from the seeds I sent last year :(.

I still have the pink passiflora you sent me with Charlotte last year. It doesn't bloom much but it has a nice foliage.

Omar

Thanks everybody for looking and for your kind comments. The plants pictured are still blooming although things don't look as lush. However, the garden in a summer like this one comes with a price of lot of time spent watering by hand even though there are several drip irrigation stations. Yesterday we had the first rain that was enough to do any good in more than two months -- 6/10 inch! Yea :-)