Southern Charm

I'm at a fairly restless stage in the garden. I've taken pictures of my existing plants about fifty times each. I do have a Japanese Anemone (shown above) in the front that has a bud on it, and I've been waiting on the edge of my seat for it to open. Otherwise everything feels like more of the same. I am very blessed to still have roses everywhere, and other plants blooming, but it feels repetitive to take pictures of the same plants with minor differences in shading and conformation. So here is my 'Southern Charm' verbascum which hasn't been featured too often.

I had thought it was done for the year but it sent up another flower stalk. I love the color and shape of the flowers. I placed an order from High Country Gardens for some tulip bulbs and of course had to add a few other things also. Other than that, the only excitement in the garden is that the horsetail is escaping its enclosure by the pond. It is showing up in some very odd places.

And though I've posted tons of pictures of it so far this year, Joseph's Coat is still going crazy.

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Green Thumb Sunday 8/10/08

I didn't have a lot of hope left for my Angel Face rose at the beginning of this season. It had been hit hard by black spot and didn't even have a leaf left on it. I gave it some intense spraying therapy for a couple of weeks and then forgot about it until now. There are a couple of Japanese Beetles chewing on it, but otherwise it is doing so much better. Since I featured so many front yard plants last week, this post is for my back yard plants. This is my Joseph's Coat rose still blooming away. It is starting to get long enough to train up the trellis, which I am going to have to start doing soon.
This is the latest addition to my garden, 'Southern Charm' verbascum. I remember seeing it a long time ago, when I first started getting seed/gardening catalogs. I loved it but never did get any of it. When I was at Bennett's on my last visit I found some and finally fulfilled that wish. It is currently planted by the "Mum that Ate Alabama" so I'm hoping that it doesn't get eaten, like is about to happen to my garden gnome.

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Veteran's Honor

Is that not the most absolutely perfect rose blossom that you've ever seen? Strategically captured with droplets of water from a passing rain storm? :) Thank you dear One Truth for the lovely present. It looks lighter in the picture than it actually does, in person it seems to be darker.

The Joseph's Coat rose is still going gangbusters. I can't believe the variety of different colors on the plant. We're going to get a trellis for it this weekend because it's starting to flop over now.

There was a line of powerful storms that tore through Mississippi and Alabama today. Thanks be to God that it wasn't worse than it was. Tornados were sighted right south of the airport, which is right across the street from where I work. So things could have gone much differently today.

What's Blooming This Week 5/3/08

Welcome Home Rose

Neptune Rose Elle Rose Joseph's Coat Rose Acadian Miss Louisiana Iris