September 5, 2010: First Cooler Days

It has been SO hot this summer, we are really enjoying the first few cold days. It is supposed to get warmer again, but this was a nice break. Not much is changing in the garden anymore, it is just going on as it had.

Most of my hostas are doing really well, but Paul's Glory - the one in the front of the garden on the left side of the path facing the house - looks bleached out. You can see it in the first picture if you zoom in. It is in the sunniest spot in the garden, but I have 2 other hostas close by that look fine. I wonder if it is just too sunny for this variety. I think I might transplant it to a shadier spot (now, or in the spring?) and get a different variety for this prominent area...UPDATE: I read up on Paul's Glory on some hosta websites. Apparently this variety looks different depending on where you plant it - yellow/white in full sun, all the way to darker green in full shade. I still might move it - b/c I prefer this plant with darker colors - and get a different hosta to fill this area. Maybe sun power or August moon.



The only new flower is the liatrope - it gets purple, lavendar like flowers in the fall. Very pretty.


I also planted this Guara last week - it was a gift from Dan's mom. It has beautiful, delicate flowers but it is struggling a bit with the transplant. It looks better in the picture below, before it was planted. I hope it will get enough of a hold to come back strong next year.