December 2009 Archives
In the midst of this summer's drought, I left some cosmos out in the front yard long past their due date. They seeded one particular patch of lawn heavily, and this fall, I was thrilled to see the dense shrub of cosmos that grew there.The bees and butterflies seemed as happy as I was with my vibrant, beautiful patch of cosmos. It was past its prime last weekend, when I finally got around to trying to photograph it.
It turns out that the cosmos patch wasn't long for this world. Though the Austin Blizzard of 2009 failed to materialize, a deep freeze did.
My cold-tender annuals are done for the season, though I'll have to be sure to shake out the cosmos seeds, to be sure I get another great cosmos shrub in the spring.
Fortunately, I had a chance to take pictures of the frost, before it melted away, leaving behind nothing but droopy plants.
Passiflora 'Lady Margaret'
Dwarf Yaupon Holly
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Other Garden Weblogs and Resources
- The Grackle
- Playing in the Dirt
- Zanthan Gardens
- Transplantable Rose
- Digging
- Suburban Wildlife Garden
- The Great Experiment
- South of the River
- Kiss of Sun
- Sharing Nature's Garden
- Something About Blooming and Butterflies
- Aurora Primavera
- The Gardens of Casa Martin
- Seeds
- Heavy Petal
- This Garden is Illegal
