This is the last Little Italy bloom of 2009. :(
My Siloam Reds are also nearing their last buds.
You can see You Are My Sunshine's last bud on the left here.
Strutter's Ball is still going strong, for the moment. It bloomed like crazy!
In other news, I have several glads gearing up for their turn! This one is being climbed by those petunias on steroids.
And here's one next to the dahlias in the side garden.
Yes, that's this baby's name: Eenie Allegro. Isn't it cute? I didn't think it was going to bloom this year.
I think Strutter's Ball has been the most prolific bloomer this year.
With You Are My Sunshine in a close second.
My sweet little Siloam Reds are doing beautifully too.
This reblooming lupine was a nice surprise. :)
These are the Las Vegas irises, which are finished blooming, of course, but look at the drying-out foliage. It looks almost variegated.
The peaches are getting to be almost peach-sized!
And look at my poor bleeding hearts! They're drying up and wilting, too. :(
The hostas are still pretty.
Look at the shoots on my Twist and Twirl! Its leaves are fading a little bit, but it's been uncommonly sunny lately, so maybe that's why.
Elphie is hilarious.
And here's Ginger, also up to no good. She enticed Nikki into giving her a spoonful of what was left of Nikki's mint chocolate chip ice cream. What a spoiled brat!
And now outside. Here's my latest Red Rum, all dewy from today's rain.
These Wave Petunias are OUT OF CONTROL.
Look! They're climbing a tree!!
And who knew my little lupine was going to make a comeback? I certainly didn't. I would have pruned it down if I'd known.
Look at that little thing. So cute.
Little Italy, with a branch of Russian sage in the foreground.
Siloam Reds.
I took this picture to show how tall the dahlias are getting. They're just to the right of the lilies, and right behind the lysimachia. (You can also see how tall the glads are getting, on the right.)
As requested, here's the entire lily garden, but as I said, they're not all in bloom at the same time. Wouldn't it be great if they were??
Strutter's Ball is fantastic. I love it!
Get a load of that color! Mmm!
YAMS! You Are My Sunshine is one of my faves now.
And get a load of these peaches!!
There are so many of them.
This one's probably the biggest of the group, but they're all pretty good size!
This is my new winter hardy hibiscus, Luna Pink Swirl. Unfortunately, she's the same color as the grass.
Here's my little rosebush, Comte de Chambord.
I couldn't get it to focus right, but isn't it cute?
Dan wreaked all this destruction the other day with his new hedge clippers. :)
My purty hostas. I just love the little lavender bells.
So nice!
Look at this wee small cat, dozing off! :)
Welcome, pretty lily! Isn't it gorgeous?
And here's another Siloam Double Classic bloom.
And heeeeere's Strutter's Ball! Sorry it was so dark -- obviously it was nighttime.
Little Italy was going crazy.
So purty.
The Russian Sage and Gaillardia are looking good.
Red Rum!
Siloam Red in the light.
Mona Lisa!
Bordeaux, looking gorgeous and branching out very far.
The little Lemon Zest petunias are just so happy!
Our neighbor brought over her new kitten for us to meet. Her name is Sable, and she's adorable. She's kind of like a Weeble... her balance and equilibrium are all messed up because she was born backwards, according to our neighbor.
She's squirmy!
But she sure is cute.
She's sniffin' my toes.
Here are Dan and me at a restaurant today, having lunch with some friends. :)
I couldn't believe the size of these hanging baskets. Wild!
And speaking of hanging, as in hanging out, here's Elphie in a bucket. She just loves being inside things.
