Today was supposed to be a beach day. It looks a bit cloudy here, but forecasters said there'd be morning showers along the coast so we decided not to go. Here's the sunrise we enjoyed in lieu of the beach! Still spectacular!

 

The Musical Notes (Clerodendrum) always have amazed me. They go from this bunch of tiny little buds through a metamorphosis that is spectacular along the way.  Some shots of it's journey this week.

 

Full shot of the "hill" gardens ...

 

SEED DAY!

- 2 trays of Mixed Double Click Bonbon Cosmos (red, pink & white) 

 - 1 tray of Pot Marigold Mandarin

- 1 tray of Mixed Zinnias (Zahara Starlight & Profusion Double White)

- 1 tray Zinnia Pincas

 

The Perfect Planting Soil!

 

 

Some close-ups of undiscovered gems in the garden this morning.

 

White Buttercups

Excellent Autumn Color
Rudbekia (Black-Eyed Susan)

Orange Bulbine

 

 Bush Gomphrena

Lantana

 

 Mexican

Petunias

Red Milkweed

Soon to be cocooning caterpillar enjoying
breakfast of milkweed leaves and stems

Got to be good soil to have such beautiful mushrooms growing!

The phlox is still blooming - mostly on what appears to be
dead plants and stems!

Double Purple/White Angel Trumpets (Datura)

A white vinca just starting its morning, slowly opening

Blue Wildflower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We went on an small exploration of our development's undeveloped areas last year with our neighbor and found this tiny little blue/purple wildflower struggling.  We pulled the plant carefully from where it had been trying to grow and replanted on our hill. The plant is now 10 times the size and gives a these great flowers. It produces more in the spring so I was really surprised to find 2 flowers this morning.

 

Yellow Elder

Yellow Zephyrantes

Yellow Zephyrantes