RUNNERS, VINES & CLIMBERS

Early this Spring I purchased three packs of seeds

from "Renee's Garden".

 

 

 

They were all things that I had never tried before,

so it was an adventure waiting to

see what would happen.

 

 

The one I would buy again is this

Cardinal Climber.

I planted it around my hummingbird feeder

and have liked the effect.

 

 

Another pack I picked up was this

Painted Lady.

Not as many blooms as I would have liked,

but a very delicate flower

all the same.

 

 

 

Take a look at the pods the

Painted Lady has produced!

 

 

 

 

The third one is this Maiden's Feather Vine.

It has not yet bloomed

and I am awaiting with excitement.

I had no idea when I planted them that

none would bloom before August.

It has been quite a treat to have

such late bloomers.

 

 

I also have a Hyacinth Bean plant

 that is doing its own thing.

 

 

My purple Clematis has recently had

a second blooming burst.

 

 

The last thing I want to show you is not a climber

but the blooms on my asters are in full force

so I wanted to show them off.

 

 

Happy Gardening everyone!

 

Linking this week with:

Fishtail Cottage

Cottage Garden Party 

 

 

 

 



SUNDAY

What a pleasant Sunday 

it has been today.

No rain in the forecast

here at 

Buttermilk Cottage

so I decide to get out early

and do some much needed

weeding.

So much rain lately

has made for some delightful blooms.

Here's my Hyacinth Bean

now in full bloom...

just waiting for the purple bean pods

to appear.

Another Runner Bean plant,

new for me this year,

Painted Lady.

Most of my Black Eyed Susans

did not fair well this year.

These are some of the best.

The ever faithful

Cone flower.

Lantana doing well.

My last picture is of this happy little Zinnia.
I planted several packs of seeds earlier
with hopes of a great bed of  "picking flowers".
So far this is one of the few blooms that 
has made an appearance.

Oh well 
Happy Gardening!