This chalky white flower stalk belongs to Ophiopogon jaburan 'Vittatus', also know as white turf lily or variegated mondo grass. In the fall it carries electric blue berries on these arched stalks. You'll have to wait a couple of months to see those.
These Brazilian plume plants (Justicia brandegeana) are making a comeback after pruning and generous watering. I'm not too fond of them because of their insatiable thirst, but they do offer color in the middle of our hot summers.
Our herbs are going to seed and contributing their delicate, colorful flowers to the garden. Above is oregano, but we also have parsley, cilantro, and basil blooming.
The Rose of Sharon is still booming,
but the agapanthus is past its prime, and forming seed pods.
We have four redwood trees in the back corner and they are putting out lots of suckers. They look fresh and almost fern-like.
And the squirrel foot ferns just keep creeping around.
We are also fostering some succulents and they are looking pretty happy.
And, curses, curses, we have hundreds of these little mimosa trees sprouting out front. Our arborist and we all agree that THAT tree must go!
In fact, our arborist suggested several trees be removed: diseased ashes and elms, dead birches, the messy mimosa, two redwoods, and an ill-placed hackberry; around twelve trees altogether.
No comments:
Post a Comment