Scratcher and Frisky (AKA Special K) are found in their natural state of Sprawl. But then, when you have a fur coat what else can you do when the temperature is over 100 degrees in the shade?
The white dots on the Purple Heart, are actually water drops. Funny how it came out on my camera.
This time of year, I let the Basil go to seed. The bees love the flowers, and I have harvested and made all the pesto my freezer can hold! It will probably get us through January or February (we love pesto). LOL!
The gardenias continue to make their fragrant presence known.
I just love the way the Morning Glories look like they are craning their heads to be the first one to catch that first ray of morning light.
I tried so hard to get a shot of the honey bees at work on the Purple Heart, but they are so quick, I never could. It was really surprising at all the blooms that actually looked good this time of year.
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Great photo of the morning glories--how appropriate for you:)
Your flowers are looking beautiful in spite of the heat. We have had a respite here, with about a week of cooler temperatures; in fact, it actually feels like fall. You would think with the beautiful weather, everything in the garden would be perfect, but I'm afraid that's not the case.
Please tell me that you harvest the seed from those spectacular morning glories, and that you will sell us some next spring! All my life I have seen them, but never as beautiful yas yours!
Love the first photo. My cat will go out of his way to leave muddy footprints on my car. Across the hood, up the window and down the trunk.
Marnie
Nola, I will gladly GIVE you plenty of seeds this fall. I don't harvest the seed. I just leave them alone, and they take care of themselves, reseeding every year, enlarging their hold on the fence row. I think one day they will take over! LOL!
Thanks for the nice compliment, Rose. I am working hard to get this picture taking down. We are having some cloudy weather here and the temps are down. YAY! No rain yet though, and we need it badly. Hopefully those rain clouds will let go one of these days and give us a nice soaking.
Marnie, Aren't they great? Scratcher has such attitude, he cracks me up. Our cars are paw printed all the time. I love the streaks down the windshield where they slid.
Ooops, sorry, I sent you the Kreative Blogger award, and then saw that you are a "tag free" blog; I apologize, just disregard!!!
Nola, No worries! It was sweet of you to think of me!
I love purpe heart, expecially planted with gold trailing lantana. That is funny how the drops of water turned white.
Cats, in my experience, are lazy anyway,,,hot or cold. LOL
Morning Glories are beautiful. I think the littel pink wild ones that spring up here and there in my yard are just as pretty as those I buy. I just can't get them to grow where I want them to grow.
Hello fellow Texan! Love all the flowers. I got a small piece of that Purple Heart from my mother-in-law in Azle and it has taken over! I even did a blog post about it! LOL
Hi Michelle,
Purple Heart is one tough little plant! I got mine from one little start from a friend. It has taken over one bed, but it is such an easy plant and the bees love it.
Eve,
Purple Heart would look beautiful with gold Lantana. I may try to move some in the flower bed down by the sidewalk in what is essentially a big blob of Lantana.
Here ya go! Have a great day!
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Thanks Michelle, You are right! I thought the same thing (that it was toast) the first winter I had it in my garden. It turns brown, and you think it is an annual, but it comes back in the spring bigger and stronger than ever. I love it--because the hot summers down here don't faze it.
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