Choice Morsels

First Daffodil of the Season! Snapped this today. It's not fully open yet. It was a little cloudy at the time, though sun is out now.  Cup of  Winter Cheer I shot this today as well. This planter cup is filled with bluegreen Chick rosettes and Chinese Stonecrop and surrounded by branches of Purple Lantana and bright green Greek Oregano.  That Purple Lantana has been the one bright spot in my landscape all winter. The chill makes the Lantana leaves a burgundy-touched green, which shows off the purple blooms.  It was just below freezing last night, too, but that makes no-nevermind to any of these. 

The 3 days of steady, light rain we had from Tropical Storm Cindy polished off my tomatoes & decimated the Bell Peppers.  The only things that really appreciated all that wet was the grass and the Bush Squash! I picked up some new Bell Peppers and a new Tomato this morning. I'll be putting them in the bed that runs along the South side of our house where I have blackberries & hybrid day lilies. There's plenty of room and it's a bit higher ground. I often use the area as my "back up" garden plot! Today's Garden Pic's: Hardy Hibiscus & Chinese Stonecrop Sedum! Hardy Red Hibiscus : This beauty is 7 feet tall! It is unique, though. Usually they limit themselves to 4 or 5 feet. So it puts on a grand show every summer! Chinese Stonecrop This is a kind of Sedum (sedum tetractinum). It is the most fantastic stuff! Resilient, easy to transplant, grows anywhere and in anything! It blooms pretty yellow flowers in spring, so it l...