MY AUGUST GARDEN: PERENNIAL HIBISCUS

It's the last week of August.  This will be my last garden post.  If you'd like to see the other blooms in my August garden, there are links at the end of this post.

I've had this perennial hibiscus in my garden for several years.  Every year the blooms seem more spectacular.  Its huge pink flowers fill the right corner of the garden and flank the entrance to the walkway to the back yard.

MY PINK PERENNIAL HIBISCUS

I love the buds too.

Do you have a garden favorite?  It's hard for me to pick just one.

To see my previous garden posts:

go here to see my Black Eyed Susans.

go here to see pops of lavender in my garden.

go here to see my Russian Sage and Carly Rose Grass.

go here to see my Limelight Hydrangea.

MY AUGUST GARDEN: MY LIMELIGHT HYDRANGEA

This month of August I'm sharing images from my cottage garden.  If you missed the previous garden images, I'll have links to them at the end of this post.

My limelight hydrangea is the star of my August garden.  This image was taken in late afternoon.  I love the effect of the dappled sunlight.

MY LIMELIGHT HYDRANGEA

LATE AFTERNOON IN THE GARDEN

SUN LIT HYDRANGEA 

It's a great backdrop for the lamp post.

LOOKING TOWARDS THE STREET

MIXING IN WITH THE RHODODENDRON

This is the view from the other direction.

LOOKING TOWARDS THE DRIVEWAY

Just one last image of it, promise.

HYDRANGEA AND PEEK OF MY PAGODA

Of course I had to bring some hydrangeas inside.  Here they are in the almost complete kitchen.  I'm waiting on the backsplash, but I did get the upper cabinets this week.

BOUQUET IN MY ALMOST COMPLETE KITCHEN

HYDRANGEA BOUQUET

Do you have a favorite in your garden?

To see my post about my giant black-eyes susans, go here.

To see my post about my pops of lavender in my garden, go here.

To see my post about my Russian Sage go here.

MY AUGUST GARDEN: RUSSIAN SAGE AND CARLY ROSE GRASS

This month I've been sharing images of my garden.
There are links to the previous garden features at the end of this post if you missed them.

I have Russian Sage in several places in my garden, but its happiest location is along the sidewalk under the Limelight Hydrangea. 

RUSSIAN SAGE UNDER MY LIMELIGHT HYDRANGEA

My pagoda peeks out from behind the Russian Sage.

PAGODA BEHIND RUSSIAN SAGE

The bees love the Russian Sage.

BEE ON RUSSIAN SAGE

If you look through the Russian Sage you'll see my Carly Rose Grass in the upper right corner.

RUSSIAN SAGE AND CARLY ROSE GRASS

I'll admit that grasses can become very invasive.  I had several Carly Rose grasses in the front garden.  I moved all but this one to the back yard.  I'll also admit that every Spring I divide the grass in half so it stays a manageable size. 

CARLY ROSE GRASS FILLING THE CURVE IN THE SIDEWALK

 I love the way it fills the curve of the sidewalk and sways in front of the porch.

GRASS AND BLUE SPHERE

What large statement plants do you use in your garden?

To see my previous garden posts:

go here for Giant Black-Eyed Susan

go here for pops of lavender in my garden

MY AUGUST GARDEN: POPS OF LAVENDER IN MY COTTAGE GARDEN

Images from my August garden continue.

I'm not much of a fan of purple, but it seems to be the main color in my August cottage garden.   

As my perennials take turns blooming throughout the summer, my annuals provide constant color .  My favorite annual is Lantana.  This year I chose trailing lavender Lantana. You can see it cascading out of the planter.

TRAILING LANTANA IN A PLANTER

LANTANA CLOSE UP

Looking in the opposite direction you can see the purple Vinca that I planted around the lamp post.  I buy Vinca because the deer won't touch it.  They don't seem to mind the heat and continue to bloom and grow even when I forget to give them a drink. 

VINCA AROUND THE LAMP POST

I planted more vinca among the grasses and boxwoods.

POPS OF PURPLE AMONG THE BOXWOODS AND GRASSES

VINCA AND MY HAPPY FRENCH BULLDOG

There's even more purple!!!!

The Clematis is a perennial that climbs my arbor every year.

CLEMATIS ON MY ARBOR

The Dianthus is also a perennial.  I count on it to fill a hanging basket in the side garden.

DIANTHUS IN A HANGING BASKET

This is a sneak peek at my Russian Sage.  I'll be sharing more of it later.

RUSSIAN SAGE

What colors do you add to your garden?

To see my previous summer garden post about my giant black-eyed susans, go here.

Here's another kitchen sneak peek.   I'm waiting on some cabinets and the splash, but wanted to share an image of one of the two islands and the hood.  Yes, my cabinets are black.

ONE OF MY KITCHEN ISLANDS

BLACK AND BRASS RANGE HOOD

MY AUGUST GARDEN: GIANT BLACK EYED SUSANS

This month of August I'll be sharing my garden.  It's been a hot lonely summer for me,  but my cottage garden is thriving.  I've been enjoying the giant Black Eyed Susans that fill one of my kitchen windows.

GIANT BLACK EYED SUSANS

This is my view from my kitchen window.   This is also a sneak peek at my kitchen renovation that's still on going.  Yes, I've painted all my windows and doors black.  

VIEW FROM MY KITCHEN WINDOW

There are two of these giants on either side of my kitchen porch.  One is blooming faster than the other.

PAIR OF BLACK EYED SUSANS NEAR MY KITCHEN SIDE DOOR

They're over six feet tall!  Just for some perspective, notice that they're as tall as the arbor.

THEY ARE AS TALL AS THE ARBOR

I brought some in to enjoy inside too.  

One more kitchen sneak peek.  They installed the counter this week.  I'm still waiting on the backsplash.  The hood needs to go in first.

SOME CUTTINGS WAITING FOR A VASE AND MY NEW COUNTERTOP

How is your garden growing this summer?