Yes, summer ends this week. I’ve neglected posting pictures recently, because since I was sick, I’ve been badly neglecting my garden. Apparently, Michael (bless his heart) is unable to water plants or even mow the lawn when I’m feeling crappy.

So I don’t have a lot blooming right now; the lack of watering kept my Stella d’Oros from reblooming. But I do have a couple things. Of course.

I love roses. I love their smell. But I don’t much care for hybrid tea roses, that require a lot of water and work. So I have a couple of hardy bushes that don’t require much more than a watering when its dry.

Sedum, given to me by a friend.

Almost accidentally we found flowers on the Washington Mall.

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Even if I do say so myself, I’ve done a good job of finding a variety of perennials so that I have something blooming from spring to fall. Stella D’Oros are going now–even the ones that were transplanted are blooming, though I don’t know if I’ll get more blooms out of the transplanted ones any time soon.

Stella D’Oro day lily. These are the ones I thinned and transplanted and gave away. They’ll bloom at least once, if not twice more this summer.
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