Serendib Garden

I can’t remember what this is called. But it’s a lovely froth of tiny white blooms, great for filling in annual planters.

I think this is the semi-dwarf ironweed I planted last year, “Iron Butterfly”. Native ironweed gets 4-6′ tall, but this variety is supposed to stay to 2-3′ tall, which makes it work better in my sunny parkway border. I’m really liking how it looks against the Russian sage.

By midday, the hardy hibiscus is drinking in the sunshine.

I’m loving the new hardy hibiscus. In the early morning, it’s all closed up and shy.

I was watering my new rose this morning, and an elderly gentleman walking by paused to ask, “Do you get monarchs?” I was happy to say yes.  This isn’t a great photo — butterflies move fast, and this one was very active. But I was still happy to see it yesterday.

A vegetable of some kind. I really ought to label these things.  Maybe a mini watermelon?

A bell pepper actually ripening. V. cool.

Some of the snapdragons I grew from seed.  They’re in a window box — if I want them to come back next year, should I move them to the ground? Shake seeds somewhere? Thoughts? I really like the color.