Last month, I noticed blooms on one of my strawberry plants. As you
can see, as of yesterday, October 23, it is still blooming. Sorry that
it turned. Not sure how to correct the problem.
I planted annual flowers late this year due to all the rain in late
spring and early summer. Those annuals are just now blooming to their
full extent. The marigolds are doing their best to imitate mums.
I did not realize how tall Cosmos grows so next year Cosmos plants
will be moved toward the back of the bed nearer the house. I love the
tall airy plants and the colors are awesome.
The smaller bloom asters are the perfect filler for plant beds and for bouquets.
This pretty pink rose came with our house. The past 2 years the
blooms have been small, so I thought it was a miniature-type bush, but
this fall the blooms have nearly doubled in size. Maybe I'm getting the
soil built back up. The previous owners had laid black plastic mulch to
keep the weeds out. Not sure how long the black plastic had been in
place. Now if I can only get the other 3 roses in the surrounding area
to bloom like this one.
This past spring, I widened my walkway because the flowers and plants
tend to lean across the walkway. Good thing I doubled the width. It
seems the marigolds and mums are leaning again.
This past spring, I cut back this vine to the top of each post so the
supporting framework on the top could be replaced. It seems to have
grown back fairly well. Next year I will train more of the vine to cover
the far end better.
This is what happens when you allow a spring lettuce plant to go to
seed. I also have one lettuce plant that regenerated and is about a foot
tall. Guess we'll be having a few salads before winter hits, unless I
can figure a way to cover these plants without covering the
strawberries. Too bad the lettuce isn't closer to the blooming
strawberry plant.
This outline of a bird in flight resides on our back door. It
appeared shortly after I cleaned the door so that more light can get
inside to my tropical plants. It seems I should have left it dirty
since I fear this impact may have shortened the life of this small
bird.
I am hoping to keep these beauties from freezing so that we can have
fresh strawberries in November. We shall see how that works out.
Thanks for joining me on my walk around my yard. God bless all of you who have visited today.
