A Coastal Alabama Garden: Random Photos from Months Ago

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Random Photos from Months Ago

Time to clear out some more of the random photo backlog...

Gladiolus.

'Atom' Gladiolus.

Cleome.

Metallic flies on daylily.

Pink Double Knock Out Rose.

'Nearly Wild' Rose.

NOID Shrub Rose.

Bumblebee on Bog Sage.

Angel Wing Jasmine.

Blanket Flower.

Trixie in the Garden.

Don't forget to take the time to stop and smell the flowers.
Trite but true! ;o)

Welcome!

I'm a lazy gardener located in a coastal county of Alabama, within a short drive of the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay.

My garden is in zone 8b (sunset zone 28), which means we have mild winters, hot summers, and a long growing season. Rain can (and will) fall any/every month of the year, sometimes by the bucketful, and humidity is a way of life.

We can grow a wide range of plants, including subtropicals, but anything that needs a good winter chill is out, and some plants just can't abide our delightful combination of relentless summertime heat and humidity. (Can't say that I blame them, to be honest...)

My gardening style is informal and eclectic. I love old-fashioned plants (and gardens)-- cottage gardens-- and exuberant, jungly plantings. I'm always in search of plants that are tough enough to survive my imperfect gardening practices-- but I'm trying to do better, year by year.

My husband (Donald) and I dabble in vegetable gardening, but it's not a passion. We share our large, fenced yard with two Eskies (American Eskimo dogs) named Trixie and Luna.