It’s called a Li’l Pum-kee-mon. No joke.
A wee bit early for Halloween…
Category: garden
Cute little things…
Anna’s hummingbird babies. Not a great photo, but I never got too close to them because I didn’t want them disturbed. They got fat. They fledged. Circle of Life!
What’s blooming in the garden…
Black-eyed susan vine
Daisy and friend
Yellow yarrow
Cactus dahlia…from seeds yet!
Bachelor’s buttons still going strong
Snapdragons
The last of the nasturtiums
Coneflower
Mandevilla
Sunflower
Lilypalooza!
Asiatic lilies gone wild!
With dog, for scale.
Yellows…
Reds…
Pinks…
And one weirdo that can’t decide…
There were also a few whites that I missed. The day-glo orange ones did not make an appearance this year.
How does the garden grow?
Pretty darn well, thanks!
The orange and blue color combo makes me so happy!
Look familiar?
California Dreamin’…
…is what they called this gorgeous display. It’s like a Rose Parade float, without the wheels.
Beautiful bears, covered in what looked like shredded bark of some kind.
Look how awesome this is!
I went totally nuts for this tortoise!
Superbloom!
That’s the state bird right there!
I love the use of cranberries on the frog…
A mountain of flowers!
I thought I was just going to look at a lot of vendors selling orchids and stuff. I had no idea this beautiful surprise was waiting!
Dressed for the occasion…
It was supposed to represent Sweden somehow. Does this scream “SWEDEN!” to you?
At the garden show…
So there was this giant, weird thing…
Weird hippie air plants everywhere!
This is a little more my speed.
Flies and other annoying pests, beware!!!
There were lots of orchids. I find them beautiful and creepy at the same time.
My purchase!
Backyard is looking good and springy!
Wild and free!
Currently blooming…
Nasturtiums still going strong…
Golden poppy, one of THREE…WOW!
One last iris, a totally different color from the rest…
A sword lily. I had no idea we even planted one.
Last of the ranunculus…
Bachelor’s buttons…the bees love them.
The Meyer lemon is going nuts!
Geraniums still cranking out the blooms. A lot of our geraniums were brought from our old house. And a couple were there when we moved in 30+ years ago. I’m sentimental about them.
New flower bed, for future blooms!