Summer has definitely done a number on our yard, my flowers look terrible. We are still in the teens (113 yesterday). We won’t get any real fall weather until around the end of Sept., so I need to try and spruce up the patio for the last hurrah of summer.
So much better with some new plants and flowers.
Before – –
I found a few perennials and a couple of plants that will stay year round. The palm will go in the cream pot you see behind it and will be something that will last year round. That will be a good thing as Martha Stewart always says.
A variegated bougainvillea will go in another cream pot on the opposite post. It can take the heat too and will be a year round plant. I love the foliage.
Vinca, such a sweet and delicate little plant, but it can take the heat, so it will replace some really tired and dead petunias in three wok bowls.
Like this one, and
These two.
It always amazes me that a dropped seed can sprout anywhere, even the crack of concrete. (I just need more dropped seeds.)
Yeah, part of it is planted.
Love the palm, so pretty, plus DH planted an ivy to grow up the sphere.
This is a fabulous tall sphere that was at Hobby Lobby on their 80% off garden closeouts. It will look amazing when the ivy climbs up it. Super bargain for $9.
Ok, the patio looks so much better – –
Now if it would just cool off enough to get out into the rest of the yard. The weeds have literally taken over and it looks shameful. Pray for cool weather soon.
When the yard gets weeded and the other flowers planted, I’ll show you the rest. Looking better so far.
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