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".  

Blooms of the Month

August has been a weird month for weather here at the nursery and in Austin in general.  First we had 105 degree days followed by rain, rain, more rain, and did I mention rain?  I snapped a few photos of things that I thought looked pretty and wanted to share.  I completely forgot to post the bloom day post- so here is a late one. Hope you enjoy!

The Clerodendron bungei are blooming and really pretty.

 The 'Mystic Spires' Salvia never disappoint. 

 The Yuccas are blooming.

The Butterfly Iris are a reliable bloomer.  I love the upright habit of this plant as compared to the Bi-color Iris.  This little butterfly was so cute sitting up there almost staring at me.

 The 'Moy Grande' Hibiscus are blooming like crazy.  The blooms are huge- hard to tell from this photo.

The Evergreen Wisteria have a beautiful vibrant purple bloom which I adore.

The Hibiscus are hard to beat- this is a double one which is really pretty.  

Managed to snap a photo of this little guy hanging out on an Aloe bloom.

The Sebania are blooming and there are seed pods all over it.  (which sound like rattle snakes when you shake them, a lot of people also call this the Rattlebox Tree).

The Magnolias... if only this were scratch and sniff.....

Hope you enjoyed the photos!  I still am having a hard time believing that September is here next week.

Blooms Blooms Blooms!!

 There is so much blooming right now- it is wonderful.  The 'Moy Grande' Hibiscus are stunning with their MASSIVE blooms.

 The butterflies are swarming the Flame Acanthus- which is known to be a hummingbird attractor.  I can't disagree with that claim, the hummers have been all over it- everyone sharing nicely.  

 The Pride of Barbados are going strong- they are such a beautiful pop of color.  We have a few planted along the fence line and they are so showy!!! 

 The bees have been everywhere- here one is crawling up inside an Agapanthus bloom- the next shot of you couldn't even see him- he was all the way up in there.  Ha ha!  

 I love this shot of the hummingbird coming in for a landing on the Mexican Bird of Paradise.  I have said it before- it is hard to make a statement on what they like the best- they are all over everything!!! 

The Tecomaria, Cape Honeysuckle is like a neon orange glow - brilliant color!!!

Everything just seems really happy.  Here are a few things that have been showing off this past week.  Hope everyone is having a great summer and if you are anywhere near the Austin area, let's hope that rain comes in as promised!!!

Little of This and a Little of That

 First off let me begin by saying that I am very excited to announce that the oranges are turning.  It is like all of the sudden the oranges and the lemons just burst into color.

The Cape Honeysuckle is bursting with color as well.  These are such a vibrant orange and are like little neon lights beaming with color.

 When I was out and about today, I came across a few little guys I thought I would share with you.  Here is a little caterpillar which was on the Milk Weed, no shock there.  I imagine he will soon make a cocoon and turn into a butterfly, of which kind I do not know.  I barely have my birds down, have not mastered the caterpillars yet....

 The Moy Grande Hibiscus are so huge I just love them.  The flowers are big saucers of color. 

I am anticipating the opening of the Donkey Ear Kalanchoe.  I have this guy planted right by the door in a large pot and he seems to enjoy the spot.   Every day it is opening more and more, I can't wait till he really "does his thing"!

This little guy was watching me it seemed all day.  I took his picture and then he flew off.  I guess he was waiting to be noticed.

 Another big guy that was checking things out was the hawk.  We have a few in the field next to us and they tend to like this pole, it makes a great perch for them.

 Like I said, a little of this and a little of that...  The cold front is gone but now there is a pretty decent chance of rain.  We shall see.