Fall in Austin

So, according to the calendar fall begins in Austin tomorrow.  

We shall see if the weather falls in line with that.  

For now- here are some things that are showing off - hope you enjoy!!

 'Moy Grande' Hibiscus

 Evergreen Wisteria

 Butterfly and Tropical Milkweed

 Ajuga bloom

Kalanchoe babies

 Front bed- things are blooming away!!

Butterfly Vine - love these- after they bloom they have little seed pods that look like butterflies. Happy fall to everyone- hopefully you are seeing lots of fall color in your area!  Can't wait to pop around to different blogs and go "sight seeing".  

Blooming at the Nursery

A quick post with some blooms that have been showing off lately at the nursery.  

 The bees are pollinating the Vitex. 

 The Goldenball leadtree are full of blooms.  

 The Butterfly Vine is blooming and making the butterfly shaped seed pods.

 The butterflies are out and about - seen here on the Lantana.

 We recently had a few rainy days- I just love how things look with rain on them- the Cassia above and the Loropetalum below.  The raindrops look like diamonds!

I will leave you with another butterfly on a Lantana.

Hope you enjoyed the photos!!

Happy fall!!!

Happy GBBD June 2016!

Happy GBBD!  I still can't believe it is June!  Where does the time go?  We have had a lot of rain here in Austin lately and things are blooming like crazy!  The butterflies are flying around, bees busy working away, hummingbirds zipping around- it has been wonderful!  Here are a few photos of things I felt stood out lately.  

 The Gomphrena have such a bright cheerful bloom!

 The butterflies have been all over the Gregg's mistflower.  Too pretty!!

 Ice Cream anyone?

The Butterfly Vine- old standby.  Love the intricate almost lace like blooms.

 The Vitex never disappoint.  Tons of color!  So pretty - they are blooming all over town!!

 The Charity Mahonia are nice though approach with caution- they are spiky!!

 The Pedlianthus are loaded with the Lady Slipper blooms, hence the more common name.

 These little guys are all over the place.  So sweet.

 The verdict is still out for me on the purple Jerusalem Sage.... Can't decide.... I think I prefer the yellow.  Just a bit too subtle for me I think. 

The Agastache.  If only this were scratch and sniff.......  adore this plant.

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer!  Where does the time go?!?!  A special thank you to May Dreams Gardens for hosting the GBBD!  Visit her blog to get a glimpse of what is blooming all over the world!  Enjoy!