trying not to kill the beautiful things
This is the first Trentino has bloomed, after being forgotten in the basement for a year and then properly potted for another year. She’s quite beautiful — I find I like the delicate and subtle green-to-pink shading more than the vibrant red of her big sisters Christmas Star (also currently in bloom) and Ragtime.
We’ve had some hints of autumn and a swing back toward the heat of summer. Most of the summer blooms have had it with the dry conditions, but there are a few late summer and early fall blooms to be seen…
The near-drought here in NW Ohio (Zone 6) has been partially relieved over the past few days, but my benign neglect and lack of watering is showing for some plants. Luckily, I try to keep my gardens stocked with hardy survivors and nothing especially needy, so I think all the established plantings (and even some new additions) will weather the dry spell just fine.
Zinnias are my new favorite annual. These four Zahara ‘Coral Rose’ zinnias I started from seed are blooming like gangbusters, and I think I only gave them a drink once all summer.
In lieu of Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day (two weeks ago), I present all the photos I took on Bloom Day but didn’t manage to actually post yet.
Things have been hot and dry here in Zone 6, and even the stalwart plants are droopy. Thankfully, we’ve gotten some steady light rain this afternoon and evening, and that seems to be perking things up a bit.
Back on July 15, though, this is what the beds and borders had to offer:
