Hi Sport!

Kathy, did you know dogs love grubs? At least my dogs do. I was digging one day and came across several so laid them out on the patio in a little dish to give to the turtles. Before I knew what was happening Sport ran over and gobbled them up! Max can hear them under ground and digs them up. I'm glad to get rid of them, but not happy about the little holes he leaves.

You never know what you're going to learn on these forums ... LOL

Beautiful indian lilly..I want to trade for Sport next plantswap.What will you take for this sweet critter.

I found the bridal veil to be a constant spreader and even though it is easy at the beginning yo pull out, once established and making a mass of intertwined stolons, that break easily and sprout from itty bitty pieces, iy becomes much harder to irradiate. Some consider it invasive. I did like it and my neighbor liked it but it did take over large areas in both of our yards. It grows well in dry shade and clay.

Thanks Mara. I may rue the day I planted it, but it's in an area that's enclosed so maybe, just maybe, the spread will be controlled. I'm getting where I don't like the idea of cleaning up a bunch of dead foliage every winter though.

I just watched this video on The Whimsical Gardener blog. It's so good for gardeners to know that I'm linking it here. BTW, on the subject of the video I painted a pot four times today and still haven't got it right. So keep trying. That's the point of her blog. Also I love how she says you don't really know a plant until you kill it three times!

http://www.thewhimsicalgardener.com/2012/07/a-dose-of-garden-encouragement.html

Here is a link that might be useful: On Being Creative ..

Very nice, Roselee. I like the strawberry pot. The Philippine lilies are always a welcomed sight. I scatter the seeds anywhere I have a bare spot.

Jim

They look very much like Easter lilies except the color inside. Very pretty. I love your strwaberry pot. Also liked the combination of Phlox and modern blush. Thnx for sharing. Have a gr8 weekend.
Indu

Thanks Jim and Indu!

Jim, I had read that Philippines were the only lily which would bloom from seed in a year. I've never tried planting them. So you've had them come up from scattered seeds? Neat!

Roselee mine do come up, but they don't bloom in a year for me. Usually they bloom the third year, sometimes the second.

Jim

So lovely! I love touring your garden virtually :-)

One more white for anyone that might look at this thread again.

Sweet almond blooms with flushes through the summer, but it is blooming more profusely than usual after getting a little the rain. The red color is Turks cap which grew ten ft up into the canopy. I hadn't noticed it until seeing it in this photo ...

I never knew that there were so many beautiful white blooms! What white blooms do well for you in dappled shade?
I have what I call a moon garden with mostly white blooms but would love some variety.

What is the plant growing under the lilies in the first photo,the plant with the serregated leaves?I like it.Very interesting.

I frequently travel over from the Florida Forum to lurk here. Love to look at the pictures of your gardens and see what's surviving in your hot weather that I can try.

Lovely scenarios and plants, Roselee.

One plant that I have tried is the Hopi amaranth. Roselee, in referring to this plant you unwittingly hit the nail on the head when you wrote "for which I'll ever be grateful" - you're going to have it "forever". Thousands of seeds drop and germinate. I've been pulling them up for years. I suspect you will be also.

Lovely plant however - just not thousands!

Eat it..Red hopi amaranth are good in stir fry. Good summer greens. My deer love them.

Rosalie, Your sweet almond bush is beautiful.

Pam, I love white flowers and especially the idea of a moon garden, but that's pretty much it for the white flowers I grow except white lantana which is in the front and needs lots of sun to bloom.

Debbie, the plant is Papaya. It came up from some kitchen compost several years ago and evidentially it now comes up from roots sprouts as it has appeared ever since in the same general location in early summer. I love the tropical look and it's always welcomed. Sometimes I dig a little plant and transplant to another area. Papaya can get very tall, but in this filtered sun area without much water it stays small. To get it going just buy a ripe papaya melon and plant the seeds.

Juneroses, thank you and welcome to the Texas Forums from Florida. I can well imagine in good conditions you would have thousands of amaranth coming up, but I use such a thick layer of mulch, plus it being so dry most of the time I can't even get it to come up where I plant it and have to dig little plants up from where they sprout in the graveled areas. I love the big red leaves. If I ever get too many now I know what to do with them. Thanks Mara.