I needed to clean off my sewing table now that the Matrix blocks are all sewn. Then I had a dr. visit for a yearly check up on my pacemaker right in the middle of the day. By the time I got home I needed a nap and then never really got started on anything.
Here are my Four o'clocks at 5:30 yesterday afternoon. I read that the reason they open at 4 p.m. is because the day is cooling off. Well it was 91 with a feel like 102, so much for cooling off at 4.
Christiane said in her comment yesterday that she thought the yellow and orange flowers in the pot were Cosmos. I did plant Cosmo seeds in my little seed patch too. I had only seen tall Cosmos with feathery leaves before so I looked up online and found a variety like the ones I have. The leaves look just like Marigolds which I also planted there and they have stayed pretty short. Now I know they aren't Marigolds and there is more than one variety of Cosmos.
This is one of my favorite plants in the front flowerbeds. It is hard to get a good photo because the color is even prettier in person. This is a Peachberry Ice Coral Bell.
Today I hope to be in the studio and get something done.
7 comments:
Good idea to have a rest day...napping does the trick for me, too...
That peach-ey coral bells is so pretty...
hugs, Julierose
Never heard of a '4 o'clock' plant before so will be interesting to see one open, if you ever get the chance and timing right haha; if not I'll have to google it. The Coral Bell has pretty leaves; does it have flowers? I'm guessing the Doc gave you the 'all clear' for another year, which is great to know :)
The cora bell is beautiful. I need to go back to that garden center and get some more peaches. I wonder if a cora bell will make it into my shopping basket this time? LOL!! I hope you had a all's well visit to the doctor.
Naps are a good thing to recharge. I have a lot of 4 oclocks and they have grown very tall this year, all the water I think.
I noticed that variety of coral bells at the garden center recently. I was looking at all of the coral bells because of your garden!
I remember growing 4 o'clocks when I lived in Idaho years ago - but then I had such good luck with flowers in Idaho they grew so well with cool nights and warm days I have never had as good of luck growing flowers in Arkansas then i did in other states we lived - I guess because here we are fairly warm at night too and the flowers never get a chance to cool off? Glad you doctor appointment went well.
We just planted a bunch of coral bells in our garden. They are just like yours. So pretty!
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