Blooming in fall

We've had enough rain in the last two months that my angel trumpet and moon flower are finally beautiful. The angel trumpet is below. It smells heavenly at night!

We reseeded the front yard and are finally getting some good looking grass. Hopefully this time it will survive.

I divided and moved my spiderwort plants, putting them in the front garden on the southside of the yard. I hope they will do better with less late day sun. I bought a rosemary bush and planted it next to the driveway. I also pulled up the back gardens and planted pansies. I hope to add more perennials soon.

Grass, again

I am still struggling with grass in the front yard. The high heat in early June killed the fescue that we planted in the spring. We planted bermuda after that, but is has only grown in patches, leaving big bare patches and weeds in the yards. So, I'm at it again. With the wet and cool weather this week, I decided to try some fescue blend. Scattered over the bare spots.

Two bright spots though. The lantana I planted in the middle of the front yard is doing great. Also the Ruella planted earlier in the summer is blooming. Pictures of both.

Getting ready for Fall

I plan to rework a couple of beds in the front yard this fall. So, we've been working hard to get them ready. The bed in this picture is on the north side of our lot, but gets full southern and western exposure. It is about 15'x45'. My husband removed a small crepe mrytle tree, we weeded it, then added 3lbs of 10-10-10 fertilizer. I then worked in lots of coffee grounds (free from Starbucks) and 6lbs of lime to counteract the acid from the coffee. We then mulched the entire bed. I have a list of perennials I want to plant this fall.


We also used a weed/feed on the front lawn. Unfortunately it is more weed than grass.

Next weekend is the fall open house at PlantDelights nursery. I've never been, but hear it is a great place to buy a wide variety of plants. I'm looking forward to going. They are open to the public just a few weekends a year.