The okra hibuscus is still putting on a show here - but... as you'll see in the next couple of photos my gardens sustained some wind damage and the okra hibiscus was a victim.
Wind damage. Cosmos, Hibuscus, zinnias and forget-me-knots all received damage. I should have staked my plants and this wouldn't have happened. The dahlias were staked so they faired OK.
Blue forget-me-knots are still pretty.
Vincas are still pretty and growing like a weed.
Dianthus.
Love my begonias.
zinnias.
That's about it for today. I really need to cut things back and plant new babies in spots where the plants have been taken out and or bloomed out.
Not much else going on in my world. Still keeping an eye on the Gulf Oil Spill but that is another story.
Hope you all have a great day.
18 comments:
Your garden as always is beautiful. Sad about the hibiscus though as that has a stunning flower. Diane
Your flowers are gorgeous. Sorry about the wind damage to the tall ones. Maybe they will be alright. Hope you are having a great day.♥
They should pop back.Hope you and son are feeling much better today.
Patsy
Pretty blooms today, I love that Okra Hibiscus! :)
Hi Becca,
I didn't stake my dahlias soon enough. They really got whipped around and look sort of deformed.
Eileen
Oh dear the wind and rain has been hard on our flowers this year. Some of mine are still laying down too. Your zinnias and dianthus are so pretty though and the Forget Me Not's are really blooming a long time for you.
I did get your address from the comment Becca and the seeds are in the mail. You should get them soon. I added a couple more that you may want to try. If not that's okay too.You have much better luck with seeds than I do. My Okra still looks in bad shape LOL!
Oh I love your dianthus, bunnies ate mine and your hibuscus is stunning!
That must have been some strong wind. Hopefully everything will bounce back. Beautiful blooms and fantastic photos! Happy Bloomin' Tuesday! Jean
G'eve, sweet Becca ~ Ohhh, what a shame your beauties got damaged. Won't they come back if you stake them now? Your florals are fabulous.
Hope you both are feeling better.
Have a great week.
TTFN ~ Hugs, Marydon
You have such a wide variety of kinds of flowers, Becca. They all look so beautiful. Hope you are having a good week.
Your okra hibiscus always look excellent!
Some times I leave my plants flopped over and they reach for the sun in their slumped over state.....
Beautiful flowers, Becca, for Bloomin' Tuesday!!!! I'm sorry about your wind damage. We have many of our lilies staked... Anything which grows tall probably needs to be staked... Unless your flowers are broken, you can still stake them...
Love your Begonias also. They love SUMMER and so do the Vinca.
Hugs,
Betsy
Oh, I just missed Blooming Tuesday. I'll make a note to join in next week. It looks like fun!
I already follow your other blog so I'll jump over here from there.
The flowers are beautiful. You're pretty good with that camera.
It looks wonderful!!!! You have alot going on! I remember when you first started, so I am blown away at all you have done ;-).
Ugh...this oil spill....it is just sickening. It gets worse and worse everyday. I am going to the beach this weekend. It will be the first time I have been since the oil hit shore. I think it is really going to hit me when I get there, and see the oil on the beach, the cleanup crews etc. Very sad
I put my Hibiscus outdoors and it dropped all it's leaves, I am happy to say it has lots of new growth, so it seems it is a survivor.
I love the color of those forget me nots..wind is hard on plants:(
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