Blue Paradise Phlox reblooming after deadheading
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Sandra Elizabeth is worth having in the garden this time of year.
It was certainly worth replanting the hayracks. They are filling in quickly in this hot weather.
All of my waterwise plants have done great, but I am happily surprised about the sturdiness of the impatiens and coleus. Believe it or not, the dahlias that were shriveling up in my hayracks and containers are coming back to life in the veggie garden. They obviously were not getting enough moisture in containers. Most of the petunias have done well except for Pretty Much Picasso (this petunia has been a loser for me), geraniums suffer in this intense heat and too much rain.
This is one of the dahlias that I transferred from the containers to the veggie garden.
The only blooms I have had on nasturtiums this year
As I have said before, the containers that I put together with potting soil and Soil Moist are doing much better than the pre-planted containers from Costco or Home Depot. It is not possible to add soil most to these store bought containers and because of this they are the ones that suffer in the heat.
I love this verbena that came in a hanging basket. I don't remember seeing this for sale by itself.
Mossing the containers on the top and the hayracks all around has definitely helped these containers survive.
I am ready to give up and let nature take over, but at the time of year when I would be ordering bulbs for the fall planting, I am like the mad waterer trying to keep everything alive. This is a summer I will not regret giving up, but I may change my mind in January!
20 comments:
Dear Eileen, As gardeners it is true that we learn all the time but, each year,the weather conditions always present a new challenge. Is this the fun of it all?!!
I can sympathize! Without those drought tolerant plants around my garden wouldn't have anything alive right now. I'm guiltily looking forward to fall and cooler weather.
Beautiful blue and pink phlox. The hayracks look good and filled in nicely. What a beautiful dahlia. Love the coloring. I'm like you ready for the close of summer and get ready for fall.
Edith, you are correct, next year could be a very cool summer and we will be complaining about the weather again.
Eileen
Dave, I know you are even hotter than we are. It is almost impossible to work outside.
Eileen
Thanks Becca, I am pleased with the hayracks and glad that I replanted them. At least I now know what will grow well in there next year.
Eileen
Hi Eileen. Your hayracks are looking so pretty again. I love verbena but this has been a bad year for it in my garden. I have the Blue Paradise phlox on my list of 'to gets' since I am crazy about phlox. Does it have a fragrance? I hear thunder rolling in so maybe it will cool off some.
Joey, Blue Paradise is very fragrant. I talked to my friend in South Carolina today, 98 degrees today. They can barely come out of their home to water.
Eileen
We could use some rain here. All we get is hot 90+ degree weather! Your flowers look amazing!
Eileen I have sent you a quick e-mail about smaller Joe Pye cultivars : )
Joy
Your garden is lovely in spite of the heat Eileen. I agree - mulching containers helps a great deal, and moss is an ideal mulch for them.
memsync, we are into that heat also. All I do is water.
Eileen
Joy, Thank you so much. Our cable just came back on so I was able to get your email and the blog.
Eileen
Garden Girl,
I can barely stand to go out and water! I sure know now I could not stand to live in a hot place year round.
Eileen
Eileen your flowers look great in spite of the heat. You must be doing everything right. I, too, have found a couple of flowers that are keepers (annuals) for next year as the rain didn't hardly bother their looks at all whereas Petunias just seem to look horrible after the rain. I'm making a list and with pictures!!!
Hi RainGardener, I would love if you would share your list at the end of season.
Eileen
I think we are all members of the 'Mad Watering' Club, Eileen. This has in many ways been the hardest summer ever tweaking the garden through record breaking heat and so blessed when we see hardy souls survive. In spite of the challenge, I hate to say goodbye to summer :(
Amazing how fast those hayracks filled in! Loving that Blue Paradise phlox. I must try to find some of that.
I am with you on the heat issue--fall can't come quick enough for me.
Joey, I am sure we have so much to doo outside but can't last out there past the watering.
Eileen
Zoey, Blue Paradise has been my best looking phlox through all of this heat.
Eileen
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