July 25th In Texas - Beauty Can Still Be Found

Sunflower - I think it needs some water.

Graham Thomas David Austin rose. This has
to be, to me, the most beautiful
color of yellow I've ever seen. 

Red Knockout rose

This zinnia is huge in size and is such a beautiful
color of pink. It measures 5" across.

Cantaloupe is still progressing. (Hale's Best Jumbo)

This is not a gardening photo, of course, but this
is what I'm working on until this unrelenting heat
subsides. I started this quilt in 1983
when my children were little, so I didn't
get to work on it much at that time. The 100+ temps
 send me into house
by 9:30 a.m.

Close up of hand stitching.

A Scary Looking Little Garden Protector

Black and Yellow Argiope (Argiope Aurantia)
Last night I was in the garden and a grasshopper
had just fallen into the web. I checked back
this morning and the spider had it all
wrapped up ready to eat.

Another one in a different part of the
garden. I guess it hadn't caught any breakfast
or maybe it already had it. This one is over
by the tomato plants and knockout roses.

Such a cheery face in the garden.

Another bud on the azalea.

Zinnia bouquet

Happy July 4th

I brought this geranium plant in a pot from my
old home last October. It sat in the
garage all winter and it finally
has come back and bloomed. It looked
dead when I brought it out
of the garage in the spring. I
re-potted it with new potting soil.

July garden scene.

July garden scene of Firehouse dwarf Nandina's
with some of the last daylily's in this bed.
Some of them will rebloom. I would
eventually like to plant a Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) tree here.

Cast Iron Plant - Aspidistra Elatior in the background
with Burgundy Glow Ajuga and Purple Oxalis.
The Cast Iron plant has grown alot
since I planted it in the spring. It
makes a good filler plant and is
evergreen.

You know summer is here - sunflowers make me smile.

July garden scenes.