Garden Pic Wednesday: Working Rain Garden!
Welcome to my continued adventures in Florida gardening! Today's Pic of the Day is my hard working rain garden! This shot is about 9:30 in the morning after a pretty good rain. You can see the standing water. By about 5 pm, all that water was gone. You can see the ruddy leaves of my Giant Red-Leaf tropical lily in the center and, behind it, the similar colored Chocolate Elephant Ears! With all the lilies in bloom, it looks rather stunning! Also, I have two shots of recent vase arrangements I've had in the house I arranged from what was blooming outside: I was a florist for 17 years, which helps. Last week: White Easter Lilies! (Trivia: Lilies last longer if you snip off their stamens before putting in a vase!) This week: Blue Hydrangea's & Purple Gladiolas! Trivia I've recently learned about Hydrangea's: They should not be trimmed back later then July, if at all. Snipping on them in the fall ruins their spring bloom! (f...