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My Summer Garden

August 9, 2012 By Vidya 21 Comments

As I was writing my To DO list update, it dawned on me that a garden update was long overdue. Actually I’ve not shown you any pics of the outside ever since we put in the new landscaping. So be prepared to bombarded with a ton of pics. 🙂

Showcasing a few of the summer blooms from our garden;

Best View – Our side yard filled with deep pink and yellow knock out roses, black eyed susan and the plum crepe myrtle.

My Summer Garden

Love how it turned out. Have already used so many cut flowers from this bed (for another post).

My Summer Garden

Most Bang for Our Buck – The black eyed susan. The best part is they come back every year.

My Summer Garden

Bumblee Bee Paradise – The  salvia that we moved to the front yard.

My Summer Garden

Can’t help sharing a shot of the other one.

My Summer Garden

The abelia canyon creek with its fragrant blooms come a close second on the bee list.

My Summer Garden

Chameleon – Got to be the Hydrangeas! They have gone from blue, purple, pink, to a pale white. 

My Summer Garden

Most Colorful – Lilies! Especially the yellow ones were a slice of sunshine.

My Summer Garden

Ever Dependable – My water lily of course! 

My Summer Garden

The Fighter – Even after we transplanted them as they were about to bloom, quite a few of the Gladioli managed to shoot up great blooms.

My Summer Garden

Profuse Bloomer – The carpet/drift roses

My Summer Garden

Surprise Packet – The magnolia that was slated to die. Seems to be doing great in its new spot, shielded from the winds.

My Summer Garden

Free Entertainment – The wild flowers in the wet lands behind our yard. 

My Summer Garden

Oops…that is a pretty long post.  Not done yet…..so here is a collage of a few more of the pretties.

My Summer Garden

Now for the bad news, the plants that didn’t make it through. 🙁

Dwarf Cattail – It just rotted in the pond. Gotta call the company to check on their plant guarantee.

Elephant ears – Sadly realized that they need some serious shade to thrive instead of the scorching sun on our deck.

Coleus – They have manged to survive but are way too green, none of the great color variations in their leaves. Again a case of too much sun.

Luckily this list ends here….hopefully no more causalities this year.

How has your garden fared this year?


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Comments

  1. Sunita says

    August 9, 2012 at 3:53 am

    Oh My!!!! That is so beautiful Vidya. Love the colours. You should be so proud.

    Reply
    • whatsurhomestory says

      August 9, 2012 at 10:55 am

      Thank you Sunita. You’ve done a great job on your balcony garden. Would love to see more pics.

      Vidya

      Reply
  2. Sarmistha says

    August 9, 2012 at 9:19 am

    Gosh!!what a beautiful garden collection you have…all the blooms are ad pretty as ur home:)

    Reply
    • whatsurhomestory says

      August 9, 2012 at 10:58 am

      That’s so sweet of you Sarmistha. Thank U!

      Vidya

      Reply
  3. Amu says

    August 9, 2012 at 11:10 am

    Absolutely gorgeous, Vidya. That water lily is just so beautiful. I would love to have the last collage framed 🙂

    Reply
    • whatsurhomestory says

      August 9, 2012 at 12:01 pm

      Aww…thanks Amu. Feel free to frame it. 🙂 I can send you the original file if you want. 🙂

      Vidya

      Reply
      • Amu says

        August 10, 2012 at 12:01 pm

        Thanks so much, Vidya. I will probably need the original file for better resolution. Would you please send it to my email?

        Best,
        Amu

        Reply
        • whatsurhomestory says

          August 10, 2012 at 11:00 pm

          Just emailed you the pic. Do let me know how it goes. 🙂

          Vidya

          Reply
  4. hena tayeb says

    August 9, 2012 at 11:51 am

    wow.. so pretty. I love the water lily.

    Reply
    • whatsurhomestory says

      August 9, 2012 at 12:04 pm

      Thanks Hena. Hopefully they’ll come back again next yr, like this or even better.

      Vidya

      Reply
  5. Erika says

    August 9, 2012 at 1:03 pm

    Your garden is gorge! Love the all the different varieties and colors. Your neighbors must be envious! I’ve had awesome luck with Persian Shield the past 2 years and my hydrangeas were beautiful this year. I am looking to add some Russian Sage to the garden for next year – seems to be heat and drought tolerant and rather low maintenance.

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    • whatsurhomestory says

      August 9, 2012 at 1:22 pm

      Thanks Erika. Haven’t heard of those plants. The Persian shield is gorgeous. Love the deep colored leaves. I’ve been wanting to add a butterfly bush but have heard that they get quite large.

      Vidya

      Reply
  6. Shruthi says

    August 10, 2012 at 8:47 am

    Love the Garden!!!! It came out pretty good!

    Reply
    • whatsurhomestory says

      August 10, 2012 at 10:41 am

      Thanks Shruthi.

      Reply
  7. Dimple says

    August 10, 2012 at 10:37 am

    Love the pop of color…beautiful!

    Reply
    • whatsurhomestory says

      August 10, 2012 at 10:51 am

      Thank you D!

      Reply
  8. Sudhagee says

    August 14, 2012 at 4:36 am

    You have a beautiful garden. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂

    Reply
    • whatsurhomestory says

      August 14, 2012 at 10:56 am

      Thank you Sudhagee…

      Reply
  9. rama says

    November 30, 2012 at 8:17 am

    What a beautiful garden you have. I loved all the colorful flowers in full bloom. Sorry, I am visiting after a long time. Maybe, the scene must have totally changed as it must be winter there, but must be equally beautiful.
    Have a great day Vidya

    Reply
    • whatsurhomestory says

      November 30, 2012 at 3:03 pm

      Thanks for dropping Rama. Not really. Now the garden is looking pretty sad. All the leaves gone, everything dried up. Can’t wait for spring.

      Vidya

      Reply
  10. Karen Martin says

    April 23, 2014 at 1:34 pm

    this is beautiful can crape myrtle stall small like that??? [email protected]

    Reply

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