Sneaky…
Sometimes our plants are just sneaky. This is my Saucer Hibiscus, foolishly planted in the front walkway bed, where the deer and the antelope play! (Just kidding – but only about the antelope part!)
I periodically walk out front to find that all the new buds have been stolen and all that I have left are green stems, hastily chomped off in the search for a tasty green entree.
But today, my hibiscus was sneaky. Somehow, she evaded those does, and burst forth with a bloom unequalled anywhere in my garden. The sheer size of these just makes me shake my head in awe. They are just stunning. And even though they are few and far between, I love seeing them there, towering above the Lantana and the Euonymous and the Skullcap.
The Indigo Spires are very happy in the back yard – full of tall purple…well… spires!
And then, of course, are the reliable Crepe Myrtles with all their beautiful colors.
Surprisingly, this exotic little bloom is a Morning Glory.
This trio is white Echinacea.
I realized that I totally ignore this Buddleia, because the deep purple color on my other two is just so amazing. But this bush is tall and hearty and very pretty in its own right.
In spite of its strong aroma, the society garlics are all in bloom, though most of mine are lavender.
And this is a close-up of the Plumeria bloom. Can’t you just smell it? There, put your nose right up next to the monitor there…smell?
The Indigo Spires are very happy in the back yard – full of tall purple…well… spires!
And then, of course, are the reliable Crepe Myrtles with all their beautiful colors. 
Surprisingly, this exotic little bloom is a Morning Glory.
This trio is white Echinacea.
I realized that I totally ignore this Buddleia, because the deep purple color on my other two is just so amazing. But this bush is tall and hearty and very pretty in its own right.
In spite of its strong aroma, the society garlics are all in bloom, though most of mine are lavender.
And this is a close-up of the Plumeria bloom. Can’t you just smell it? There, put your nose right up next to the monitor there…smell? We know what’s blooming all over — what smells good in YOUR garden today?
