Saturday, September 22, 2012

Within the walls,.. and a small park,.. used to belong to the Church,..the walls are still there but where i live is private property now.
I live at the end of a cul-de-sac.
The view from my front door.
Garden resident.
Ice Cream Rose.
Calendula.
New York Aster.

Monday, September 17, 2012

The latest Hollyhock to flower,..very big full blooms,..and just past 7 Foot high.
As above.
"Symphyotrichum novi-belgii",'New York Aster'.
The rose "Ice Cream",..has started blooming again,..this will be a wave of white roses and its last blooms until next spring,..it has a string scent and a long lasting rose.
"Plectranthus madagascariensis",'Variegated Mintleaf'. It has a strong scent of green apples.
"Helichrysum italicum,'Curry Bush'. It has a very distinct scent of mild curry powder.
"Melissa officinalis",'Lemon Balm'.
"Salvia elegans",'Tangerine Sage'.
"Salvia elegans,'Tangerine Sage',..or also known as Pineapple Sage,..it has a very distinct scent of Tangerine and is one of the top three most visited plants by Hummingbirds,..this plant reaches approx three foot high and produces long red cigar shaped flowers,..i took a cutting from the parent plant eight weeks ago and it is thriving.