8/19/13
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| zinnias |
The zinnias I planted from seed have finally started blooming! I am so glad I planted them on June 2, even though it was a late planting.
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| cosmos |
The cosmos in the back yard that I planted at the same time as the zinnias are coming along. One bud is just appearing on the tallest stem.
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| hardy begonias |
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| Japanese anemones |
Also in the back yard garden, my fall flowers, hardy begonias and Japanese anemones have started blooming.
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| lavender |
The lavender is in full bloom in the side garden.
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| marigolds |
The bees just love the marigolds.
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| reseeded marigolds |
When I cut some of the spent blooms off the marigolds, I threw some of them on the ground in the empty spaces in the garden. The seeds took root and now more marigold plants are coming up.
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| tiger swallowtail |
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| spicebush swallowtail |
In the last two weeks I have noticed more butterflies in the garden. We have had such cloudy, cool, fall-like weather in the last week. Temperatures did not get out of the 70's during the day, and at night went down in the 50's. I want summer back for a few more weeks.
