I keep meaning to write more posts, but then the week gets away from me and here we are again at Friday.  At least there is that!

I’ve continued with some renovating of the garden bed, moving things around, planning for next year, etc.  I *finally* ordered some bulbs to plant. Normally I get that done in spring, but this year has been really weird and I never got around to it until this week. Some alliums, hyacinth and tulips are coming.

Still flowers happening. Lots and lots of snapdragons:

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The hibiscus:

I’m kind of surprised the hibiscus are still here because we had temps in the 40s for a couple of nights.

The moonflowers are just now getting buds. I missed a couple of blooms, but I won’t miss this one right by our front door:

The brass thing behind the plant is a brick clip. It’s what we use to attach Christmas lights or other decorations to the house since there really is no other way to do that without drilling holes in the brick. They are also quite handy for plant vines!

Mums:

Some random blooms on the balloon flower:

That surprised me. I think this happened because I cut them back earlier than usual after they stopped blooming. Must remember to do that next year.

The new rose of Sharon bush:

It seems happy in the new spot. Hopefully it will get a good root system going this fall.

Autumn Joy sedum are getting their color now:

The bees love these, but it was really cool when I took these pictures and not a single bee was on them.

There is a random catnip plant that showed up in the back garden bed and sometimes when I go out there, I will bring some leaves in for Pixie.  Some cats aren’t affected by catnip, but Pixie goes absolutely bananas. This is after she ate the catnip and was just rolling around the floor:

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I can’t keep a potted plant of it in the house or she destroys it. So, fresh catnip only in the warm months. She is pretty spoiled in general, so it’s not a hardship 😀

Have a great weekend!