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| The Front Garden in July |
Continuing with my newly established tradition of photographing the front garden on or around the 20th of July, I took some photos, today. The previous six months of photos are here.
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| The Vertical View |
Everything is very dry. I watered it on Monday and I asked M to water it today, too.
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| Looking Through the Pomegranate Tree |
A slightly different view of the garden:
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| View from the Front Door |
I've asked M to start cutting back the osteospermum that is growing in this flower bed and has spilled over the edge of the bed. Do you see where the edge of the flower bed is? Maybe the next photo might help:
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| Blue Oval Where the Edge of the Flower Bed is Located |
It looked pretty, spilling over like that, when the plants were flowering, but, now, it probably needs to be cut all the way back! I might even ask M to cut them all the way down and let it grow back, next spring.
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| Snapdragon Still Going Strong! |
Last, but, not least, that self-seeded snapdragon growing in the crack in the driveway is still flowering and doing well! I am amazed because I usually don't remember to water it!
I hope you enjoyed the visit to the front garden in July!
It's always nice to see your garden and how it changes month by month. I've noticed the grass here is very scorched with the heat we have had, it must be hard keeping your garden well watered, we all need a good downpour of rain. The snap dragon is doing extremely well.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eileen. Sorry to hear that your garden is also suffering from the heat. Yes, it is hard to keep the garden watered as well as it should be because we are under water rationing. A good shower of rain would be a blessing! That snapdragon plant is amazing!
DeleteMy garden is also beginning to suffer in this hot dry weather. The wild flowers have now toppled over and are looking a bit straggly. The pollinators don't seem to mind, however :)
ReplyDeleteHurrah for the little snapdragon! X
Sorry to hear that your garden, too, is not doing too well in the hot dry weather, Jules. Glad the pollinators don't seem to mind that the wildflowers have toppled over! That little snapdragon is determined to thrive, isn't it? :D
DeleteI love snapdragons!
ReplyDeleteThey are hardy plants!
DeleteDo you lose many plants each year because of the heat? Some of my plants are sulking because of the excess heat we've had but it's still looking very green, thankfully. I've taken my photo and will post them tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI do lose a certain amount of plants due to the heat. I usually don't replace them, keeping only the hardier plants that manage to survive. Even the so called "drought tolerant" plants need water and get scorched, but, they usually revive in the cooler months. I hope your garden will perk right back once it cools off. :)
DeleteLovely garden tour. Even at the height of a dry summer your front garden has so much interest in it. The beautiful lemon yellow snapdragon is testimony to nature's will to survive. This could become a poster for inspiration of daily encouragement :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary-Lou. That snapdragon reminds me of that saying, "Bloom where you are planted"! :)
DeleteThank you for showing us your front garden. It is looking pretty good for being in such a drought! I think it's important to grow what lives in the climate you are in. Otherwise all you do is struggle to keep things alive.
ReplyDeleteExcept for that snapdragon - of course you must do whatever is necessary to help that baby lol
It's crazy that it's still doing just fine. Especially with the heat thrown off from the cement that it's happily seeded itself between.
Does it get afternoon shade?
My pleasure, Debra. :) The majority of the plants out there will revive once it is cooler. Summer is the time for me to clear the garden and let it rest!
DeleteThat snapdragon plant is amazing! I hadn't even realized it was still alive, let alone flowering! It is in the full afternoon sun! The front garden gets faces west. I took the photo just before 1:00 p.m. That little snapdragon is in the sun from about 10:00 a.m. until at least 6:00 p.m. Even the original plants that M planted in the flower bed didn't do as well! As you said, it's crazy!
Your front garden definitely is looking drier that some of the earlier months. Hopefully it will revive when the weather is a little cooler. The snap dragon is especially impressive since they like cooler weather. What a special surprise.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is looking rather parched, isn't it? Time to do some cleaning up! Most of the plants will revive once it is cooler and I can give them more water. The cutting back on the watering is having a bigger impact than the heat, I think. Which is why I'm thinking that maybe it is time to pull out the osteospermum and do more xeriscaping in the front.
DeleteThat snapdragon is amazing! I need to see if I can collect the seeds from that plant!
Poor scorched garden! I hope you soon get some rain to refresh it. The little snapdragon is a symbol of hope. To be able to flower in that location in a drought seems almost miraculous!
ReplyDeleteLast night we had a long thunderstorm with torrents of rain so no thirsty plants here today. I must admit I enjoy being in bed listening to a good rainfall and not having to be out in it. Everything is fresh today and may not be quite as hot. DH is going to the optometrist and I will probably be driving him home if he has dilating drops in his eyes.
Thank you, Bushlady; some rain would be wonderful! That snapdragon is amazing, isn't it? Definitely an inspiration for us to "bloom where we are planted" or to thrive wherever we find ourselves to be, isn't it?
DeleteGlad you had rain in the night, when you didn't have to be out in it! I, too, enjoy listening to the rain, whenever it does rain! :D Hope your DH's appointment goes well and I'm glad you'll be there to drive him home, if needed. Have a lovely rest of the day, Bushlady.
It's hard to imagine, looking at these, that you once had a lawn, lots of roses etc. You do so well tending your garden, investing in it and making it fruitful despite the challenges of drought and heat. And I've got the pompoms out to cheer on that little snapdragon! Go go go!
ReplyDeleteI really hope that after our latest experiences here, our government will be spurred to really address climate change meaningfully. However from what I have seen so far the candidates to become prime minister haven't got a lot to say about it...
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It really is difficult to imagine how it used to look! I am thinking of xeriscaping the front garden and focusing more on cultivating the back garden. Need to draw up some plans and discuss it with M who will have to do the majority of the work! :D
DeleteAs for the snapdragon - I want to collect the seeds from that plant, if possible! Must remember to give it a cup of water, this evening!
Ah, climate change - we are experiencing it, but, refusing to acknowledge it enough to do something about it.
Hoorah for the beautiful little snapdragon! I love the colour.
ReplyDeleteRe climate change: it's so obvious to me that we need to give it priority and the two remaining candidates for our Prime Minister are so lukewarm about it that I could shake them! With the unprecedented heat we have been having my mum would have said "a blind man on a galloping horse can see it" Thankfully we have had a gentle rain during the night and everything smells fresher this morning. Fingers crossed for some rain for you too, Bless, to revive your lovely garden.
Isn't that little snapdragon amazing?
DeleteGlad you received some rain and everything is fresher (and, hopefully, cooler) this morning. Thank you for the wishes for rain. A shower of rain would be very welcome, but, it very rarely rains here in the summer. It is very, very dry here in the summer.
I like your mother's saying! :)