Garden Bloggers Bloom Day October 2013
“We can have flowers nearly every month of the year.” ~ Elizabeth Lawrence.
Oct 15 was a rainy day here in Zone 6a, Southeast Missouri. Not much blooming here. And this post is a bit late. It was raining here on Oct 15.
Lots of things are still growing. Since the rain, we will have to mow again. And then, it’s time leaf drop. I seems like we are a week or two behind.
4 o’ Clocks read more about the fragrant annual: Becky’s flowers.
These flowers are blooming and producing lots of seed. Since they are heirlooms, the seeds will reproduce looking just like these. This summer, they out grew their space, taking over the sidewalk. There was only room for folks to walk one at a time. (No walking side by side, hand in hand.) Your job is to stroll along the sidewalk and admire the fragrant flowers. I can never have too many four o’ clocks.
Grandpa Otts Morning Glories are dusted with pollen. The bees were here earlier spilling pollen on the petals. Photos PBH.
I planted three or four varieties of Mourning Glories. Twice. But it was a long, cool, very wet spring. The only Glories to come up were the self seeded Grandpa Ott’s four o’clocks. As they bloom, they create a blooming privacy fence. On the North side of the patio, the street side, humming birds and bees will continue to delight up to the first frost.
- The hibiscus are in continuous bloom.
Want to join GBBD? Just post on your blog about what is blooming in your garden on the 15th of the month and leave a comment to tell us what you have waiting for us to see so we can pay you a virtual visit. Then put your name and the url to your post on the Mr. Linky widget on Carols page.
