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 Well, sometimes Wednesday come and go and I forget to blog a Garden photo.  Frankly, it's been overly hot and somewhat dry, though more rain appears to be on the horizon. Time to be aiming at planting that fall garden! I have my favorite French lettuce seed and just need to pick up some garden soil to enrich the planters! I'll start with that. Then, later in Sept I'll look in to Broccoli plants. Meanwhile, I have cucumbers that caught a second wind and took off with a bunch of fresh growth! Today's Garden Pic is the lovely Pampas fronds against Florida blue sky that's near my back patio.

I have two Garden pics today: my white & pink Pampas Grass just blooming!  August is they're bloom season! Also, the set of 5 fancy hybrid Daylilies I ordered in June from Springhill Nursery came in the mail yesterday, so I've spent time both yesterday & today planting the fresh roots. It was a special offer buy now, pay after delivery; 5 different daylilies for $30, which is good since usually buying a single hybrid daylily thru Spring

August means Pampas Grass Blooms! Here's my White Pampas!  It's putting on a spectacular show this season! My Pink Pampas! It's just getting starting! The blooms are such a pretty baby pink when they first open, then the sun bleaches them to a creamy tan. And Our New Sliding Glass Door! It's a shatter-proof glass, storm/wind resistant door. Also UV reflective. Same as the rest of our windows now. Plus a clear view out to the bird feeder!

Each season brings it's own interesting sights to the garden! Highlights of my late summer garden include: A flock of brand new Silver Pampas Grass plumes! This beauty is in a border bed in the front yard and those tallest spires are at least 12 feet tall! Huge Shamrock leaves poking up between hen and chicks! Shamrocks (Oxalis) puts up fresh growth around now, then stays green all winter.  Zinnias! I got these planted late, so they're just now really getting going. I can see this particular bunch from my back door. I love the fullness of the yellow & pink heads! Hummingbirds, butterflies and bees love them! Leaving you with pretty garden pictures while I'm on blogging-break for a couple weeks! My n ext post will be around 1 September!