Everything looks great!

I have not been here for awhile as I got a virus that shut down my old laptop.

I now have a new HP with a webcam....not that I will ever use the webcam.

It is sooooo hot here. I don't even want to go outside, let alone work out side.
I would have to get up at 4:00 a.m. and use a flash light.

k

Tom, a feast for the eyes, you've done wonders with your place inside and out. And to think most of your garden is from winter sowing. Great job, well done.

Annette

I can see why Tom, they are gorgeous. You've done a fantastic job in such a short period of time. I always enjoy reading your blog posts over in blogland.

FlowerLady

Everything looks beautiful in spite of the outrageous heat and lack of rain you have had. I have to agree with you from one of your other post that if it can't hold up it has to go.
I always enjoy your posts.

Carol

Tom: Everything is beautiful! Just wanted to let you know that you are the reason that I'm giving winter sowing a try this year. Wish me luck!

really pretty!
tanya

Tom, your garden must give you a great deal of satisfaction knowing you did it all with mostly seeds and cuttings.

You should enjoy it, it looks beautiful.

glenda

Good to see you again! Your garden is always so inspiring. Its you i have to thank for my wintersowing success. Thanks!

What didn't work? It all looks wonderful. I love the hot colors.
Renee

What didn't work?

Rudbeckia hirta. It turns ugly real fast in the heat. Goldstrum is a better plant.
Veggies. Very disappointing year for everything including tomatoes and squash. A handful of beans was all I got.
Four O'clocks. They're tall and lanky with hardly any leaves.
Hybrid Tea Roses. Too hot and humid. Black spot and it didn't matter if I sprayed or not.
Many of my wintersown seedlings eventually succumbed to the heat. Even watering didn't help. The heat was just too intense for too long this year.
The meadow. I mowed it down a few weeks ago. Scattering seeds worked for some plants, not for others. Cosmos didn't even germinate well.

My favorites. R. fulgida, upright sedums, agastache, a few hibiscus, grasses, Joe Pye Weed. I'm going to be redoing some beds this fall, removing others, and sowing seeds this winter from the plants that survived the summer.

Ah yes. So sorry about the heat. We got cool this summer, so plants that I generally pull out by June were still in great shape in August. Very unusual. But it's coming today: they predict 108 in Simi today and through the week in the the triple digits. Boo.
Renee

Tom,
What is that plant that looks like yellow daisies in the pictures? Is it a coreopsis or variety of daisy? Perennial?
How tall does it get? It looks like lemon sherbert. I like it.