I haven't taken great pictures of it for awhile, but I thought I would post some anyway. Just as filler. :)
Camelot Foxglove being healthy:
Mahonia Repens (Creeping Barberry aka Oregon Grape) - it has little yellow cupped flowers in the spring and these little berries in the summer. They are actually edible. I'm waiting for them to turn ripe, but supposedly they will have a very sour taste that is best mixed with other fruits in a jelly. It will produce only enough this season to have a sample taste.
Hollywood Plums, getting bigger. I don't know how long I have to wait now.
I've kept portions of the grass long, and it has turned a crisp dry tan (as grasses do and I love). It provides great habitat for all kinds of little creatures which makes me happy. In the center of this picture is a little blue dragonfly.
Another creature who lives in tall grasses:
This picture shows the first portion of the garden I planted when I moved in. It is not the best organized and I will probably this fall start to rearrange and even split some plants to fill out other areas. But it makes me happy to have a more or less maturing area of the garden.
The orange red flowers are Lucifer Crocosmia, the little yellows dots of flowers are Moonbeam Coreopsis, less noticeable but still there is a Salvia, the Agapanthis I thought froze, some Purple Coneflower Echinacea, and more.
I have a Vintage Wine Echinacea I'm still waiting to bloom.
All be well.
