Late July Photos

We've had about three inches of rain since Sunday, which has restored the grass and pushed the gardens into growth.  At this point, they're pretty much caught up with late July and look pretty good.

The grass is definitely recovering, but still shows signs of the drought it was in through June and into July.  Regardless, it'll recover fully by fall (assuming rainfall) and no harm done.









The Profusion scarlet zinnia are doing incredibly well.  They're redder in person, and this one is a bit more orange due to all the reflected light off the house.



The northward view of the back garden is maturing nicely.  I lost a plant in that hole, but it doesn't look too bad.


Standing on the river stone drainage area, there's a distinct orange path of flowers.


The southern side of the back garden is a bit spottier, but still doing pretty well.


The zinnia is a volunteer crossbreed between yellow and orange.  So far, it's breeding relatively true.


The front garden is a bit more constrained and less frenetic, but I still enjoy a lot of color and life out there as well!

More July Photos

Things are moving along, although slowly.  While I just posted images a few days ago, I took several this afternoon that are worth showing off.

Profusion scarlet zinnia are new to the garden this year, but very quickly earned an established place for future years.  They're much redder than the Fire, although not quite a scarlet except in more shadowed areas.  And they are, indeed, profuse.


The dwarf dahlia (purple/white and white) are finally moving along a bit, although not nearly as full and heavily blooming as they would normally be.


The black-eyed Susans are starting, while the rest of the garden is still gearing up.  Normally, this would be approaching peak, but that looks like it'll be very late this year.

Mid-July Photos

The lawn has improved a bit as rainfall resumed on July 4th, although it remains dry.  The next week or two looks to be somewhat wetter, fortunately.

The gardens are still behind where they should be, which would be approaching peak in a normal year.  This year, peak won't be until mid-August.










It looks OK from the top of the deck.


Although generally small, individual Magellan scarlet zinnia are doing very well.

The red Profusion zinnia are doing extremely well!  They're still small, but very colorful.


And from the bottom of the bed, the garden is a bit haphazard, but pretty.