Blooms Around the Nursery

Hurricane Harvey has just left Houston and is on his way leaving yet another path of destruction.  It is so horrible and so sad what he leaves behind but to see all the people of Houston come together as they have along with people from all over has been overwhelming.  I am from Houston and have family and friends there whom have been affected in one way or another.  It is a helpless feeling to be here unable to do anything to help.  Restless energy has led me to post some pretty blooms that have been blooming lately.  Hope you enjoy.

 Succulent blooms always make me happy.

 The Coral Bean blooms are divine!

 Good ol' Yellow Bells.

 My all time favorite the Vitex.

 The Pride of Barbados are blooming like crazy.

 I love how delicate and subtle the Mexican Olive are.

And last but not least the Althea, Rose of Sharon.  

Be safe everyone and sending any and all affected by Harvey prayers and good wishes.

Happy GBBD!

It's that time again... what's blooming where you are? 

Here are a few shots of what has been blooming around here!  Hope you enjoy!

 The Vitex are in full bloom all over town.

 The Citrus are blooming away- if I could bottle that fragrance.....

 The Oakleaf Hydrangea are starting to bloom.

The Duranta are blooming - love the royal purple color.

 The 'John Fanick' Phlox are blooming.

 I know....not a bloom but look at how pretty that is!!!!!!!!

And I will end with a shot of the Pavonia, Rock Rose.  A tried and true Texas bloomer!

Please visit May Dreams Gardens to see all the beautiful blooms from all over!

A Late GBBD Post!

Where does the time go?  Better late than never- Happy GBBD- Garden Bloggers Bloom Day! 

A few photos of things that have been blooming lately!  

Enjoy!

 The Cactus blooms never disappoint. 

 This was a before and after photo- less than 24 hours in-between.  

 Do you see him- it's a Hummingbird Moth.  They are so fun to watch and SO FAST!

 The Althea are blooming.

  The Clerodendron are blooming.

 Look at the artichoke bloom!!

 The Vitex are in full bloom here and all over the city. 

Little Bat Face Cuphea- love those.  Hope you enjoyed the blooms and wishing everyone a happy GBBD!  Visit May Dreams Gardens to see the blooms/gardens all over the world!!

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!