Garden Pic Wednesday: Purple Lantana & Winter Broccoli!
It's gray and misty outside today. Not the best day for photography--still I went out to see what could be seen and came back with a couple pictures: I have some purple Lantana next to a Gardenia bush out front. Lantana by nature is a wide, low shrub with a sprawling habit. This one has poked it's branches up into the Gardenia next to it, creating an interesting look. Though frost has turned the Lantana's leaves a rich burgundy, the flowers are still fine. It makes an attractive corner in a winter landscape. Fresh Winter Broccoli! Several broccoli heads in my garden bed have reached harvest stage! I cut one last night and we had it for dinner. This one photographed will soon be next! Fresh broccoli from the garden is so tender! Even the stem. I planted all the plants at the same time, but not all the heads are coming on at once--which is a good thing! The 5 plants closest to the block wall grew faster---I'm wondering if it that wall didn't colle...