Wednesday Garden Pics: My Shade Garden & Purple Beans!
Today I mowed the back yard and hedged 2 of my Azaleas. I might have done more hedging, but my lower-back said, "nope, we done." There's a rain system somewhat stalled over Lousiana/Mississippi, which isn't good news for them, that we might get some heavy rain from tonight into tomorrow morning. Really, these pictures represent my adventures in Florida gardening, where it's either too wet or too dry and the weeds & insects are ferocious. Today's pics: First, a couple pictures of my shady "naturalized" bed under the 3 trunk native maple in the back yard. By "naturalized" I mean this area is planted in an unstructured way, so it looks woodsy & wild. Around the tree from left to right is: a purple hydrangea, a pink Astribe, a hosta in tipped pot, a large hosta & a Lady fern, plus tons of variegated Vinca Major ground cover everywhere! (Sometimes called Bigleaf Periwinkle or Greater Periwinkle--it has blue flower...