Very pretty Marcia! I really love the Cosmos 'Double Click'. The 'Jewels of Opar' really have an interesting shape and colour once you see where they are! Would be interesting to see what happens with them. Love the Echinacea too very soft and pretty colour. Looking at the leaves now is making me wonder if I keep weeding them out and that's why they never grow for me! I've WS'd them (the regular purple ones)for the past 3 years now and nothing! I MUST be yanking them out with even realizing I'm "weeding" something real! **bonks self on head**

There really isn't much new growing in the garden here. The asters are blooming nicely but everytime I go to take pics I find that they are either fading off or just small buds yet... not much in between when I got the camera out!

Ang

Ang, i've had no success WSing echinacea either. I've tried the purple ones and the white ones twice. The leaves would be easy to mistake for weeds, for sure! My purple ones put on a show last year and disappeared this year. Time to try again, i guess.

None of my asters have started blooming yet, but i love them when they do!

Oh wow, your Dianthus is really red! Love it Marica!

It feels like Fall and its still only August!

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Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway'

Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherokee Sunset'

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Maya'

Echinacea purpurea 'Primadonna' - wintersowed '05, finally blooming this year.

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Verbena bonariensis & Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer'

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PEUCEDANUM littorale

Goniolimon tartaricum German Statice

Anaphalis margaritacea New Snow Pearly Everlasting

Sedum 'Purple Emperor'

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PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia Russian Sage

Happy Gardening!
Sharon

Here is a link that might be useful: Week of August 19th Photos