Currently Blooming
Posted: March 29, 2018 Filed under: Gardening | Tags: Amaryllis, Automatic Gardening, Black Eyed Susan, Brunfeisia, Canna, Clematis, Coreopsis, Drimiopsis maculata, Gardening, Gulf Coast gardening, Gulf Coast Penstemon, Salvia coccinea, Southern Gardening, subtropical climate, Subtropical Gardening, Today and Tomorrow, white soldiers, Year-round gardening, Yesterday 18 Comments*************************
I have been a bit worried about whether or not my perennials and reseeders would come back this year after all the harsh weather. Butterflies and Hummingbirds are starting to arrive and there was not much for them to feed on as the freeze took most of the flowers. I have been relieved the past week or so to see my plants returning. The following photos are of plants that have faithfully grown in the Automatic Garden for years.
I have a large collection of Amaryllis, but they have not bloomed over the last few years. I was thrilled to find this one blooming.
This little Coreopsis has started to put out a few flowers.
Clematis do not enjoy our climate, but this one is in a pot on the shaded patio. It really liked the cold spell and has put out several blooms.
The White Soldiers (Drimiopsis maculata) have been a prolific and are planted throughout the gardens. This patch sat in water for days.
Old faithful, my red Saliva (Coccinea), was completely mowed down from the freeze and is just starting to come back.
This small shrub was started by seed. The original Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Brunfeisia) was accidentally cut down recently.
The red Canna was a passalong and I don’t think any amount of bad weather could kill it.
For nearly 20 years the Back Eyed Susan has been reseeding itself.
Bees and hummers are happy to see the Gulf Coast Penstemon flowers. This plant is also a passalong and does so well that it needs to be thinned every year.
The Columbine aquilegia has not done well lately, so it was good to see several plants blooming this year.
Speaking of faithful, the rabbits are back and appear when I am out in the yard to remind me to put some seed down for them.
Of course no good deed goes unpunished and the rabbits ate my new Coneflower down to the ground.
Blooming Bushes
Posted: April 8, 2015 Filed under: Gardening | Tags: Automatic Gardening, Azaleas, Bottlebrush, Flowering Olive, Fringe Tree, Gardening, Gulf Coast gardening, Loropetalum, Year-round gardening, Yesterday, Yesterday Today & Tomorrow 11 CommentsThe best part of spring is the flowering shrubs. The Loropetalum is one of the early bloomers. It has a slight scent.
Flowering Olive has tiny flowers with a big scent that drifts across the garden. It will bloom on and off throughout the year.
The flaming red Bottle Brush is a beacon that attracts hummingbirds in the spring.
Azaleas are always a show stopper in these parts, inspiring communities to put on azalea trails.
One bush that has it all is Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Each flower displays three different colors and it is heavily scented.
This small tree had to be included for the fanciful flowers that hang from the Fringe Tree.