Well, things certainly turned on a dime this week. I can’t believe how much we have to do now. The great thing is that it is on *my* schedule. No waiting for other people to move their asses.
Lots of blooms, so let’s get a little closer! The butterfly bush has lots of blooms now, even though the bush is a little misshapen.
There have been some monarchs and the little sphinx moth is back! I need to try to get a picture of him/her.
My burning bush is showing a blush of color – what is up with that??? It’s not even close to fall.
I have lots of volunteer coneflowers this year. Here is one that popped up near my delphinium:
This one is at the base of the butterfly bush:
And there are some volunteer black-eyed Susans along with more volunteer coneflowers in by my Tiki Torch:
Closeup:
What is not blooming? Pixie’s catnip.
The kitty that used to eat her catnip was hit by a car earlier this year and no kitty had been bothering this since then until the other day. I came out and found her catnip decimated. I have it sitting on top of the Saturn and hopefully the kitty won’t bother it up there so it has a chance to try to come back to life.
Campanula:
More globe thistles:
The rose bushes are gearing up for another flush – Yay!!
And finish out with some closeup of geraniums:
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The weather should be great this weekend. There is a lot to do. I want a long ride since the new house will be eating up a lot of time, but we also have to get the current house decluttered and ready for showing! Eeek!
Sorry to hear about that kitty. 🙁
It was sad, especially since I had to bury her 🙁
Oh gosh, get your bike ride in. You can declutter at night. 🙂
Procrastinate, procrastinate!! 😀
Good luck dissuading the catnip thief by putting it on the car. My kitty LOVES to nap on my car. I always love the garden pics.
I am hoping the neighborhood kitties stay off the car – they have never gotten up there.
My Chinese Pistache tree in the front yard is showing some color at the top too…go figure…Beautiful flowers Lori
like always! Hugs! deb
So are you going to take any of the current flowers with you or just leave everything for whoever buys your house?
I have several plants earmarked to come with.
Well, have fun de-cluttering. I hate it! But I do love the feeling after the de-cluttering is done!! And yes to the bike ride. You need to celebrate this event big-time!!
The globe thistle is my favorite this week! Isn’t it fun to see volunteers in the garden. I think it must be the bargain-hunter in me that likes it so much!
I guess it is a few steps beyond decluttering since we are getting the house ready for showing. The last 2 houses I sold were vacant, so that was easy LOL!
Lots of beautiful pictures. And, you have so much to do. Exciting time though.
Gorgeous garden flowers! You are busy but it sure is going to be fun when you get moved!
This will be the BEST kind of busy, because there is such a wonderful goal that you are moving towards. Your frustration level must have taken a nose dive. The butterfly bush pic is my favorite this time.
The frustration level is a lot lower now that we can *finally* move forward!
My knockout rose is blooming again too. It makes me happy just to see it as I drive down the hill.
I love that campanula. Saw one while running on Saturday and wondered what it was. It’s one I’d choose if I had more room 🙂
I’ve actually learned what a lot of flowers are by reading your blooming posts, so thank you for that.
The knockouts bloom a lot, which is nice. I wish they had a scent to them. I get lots of flower ideas by reading blogs and seeing how plants perform in actual gardens – which is different than catalogs show LOL!
LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t wait to see what you so with the new “manor”!!! 🙂