Flower for the Day 8-1-12

This beautiful dahlia shows the result of the drought.

FFTD Bonus 7-30-12 Concert

Last night I attended the Colorado Music Festival Chamber Orchestra
concert at the Stanley Hotel Concert Hall which is a spectacular venue.
They opened the side doors and from my aisle seat as I listened to
Bach'sBrandenberg Concertos 1,3,& 6, I was able to see the almost full moon.
What a treat. The audience was one of the few where I felt younger
than most.
The director was Michael Christie who is moving from the Phoenix orchestra
to the Minneapolis Opera.

Flower for the Day 7-31-12

This is a different cleome from Kaye Sturgeons seeds and is now on the right side 

of the berm.

 

 

Flower for the Day 7-30-12

Cleome  This purple flower with spider like extensions has been a mainstay of the berm for years.

Flower for the Day 7-27-12

Brown eyed Susans are thriving in the front garden despite the heat.

  

But the drought takes it toll on the petals.

FFTD Bonus 7-25-12 Mudbathers

 Sometimes friends come to the garden for a mud bath.

Flower for the Day 7-25-12

Another low growing ground cover in the gnome garden is mazus (Mazus reptans

'alba'). It is hardy and gentle to walk on. It blooms in the early spring (see below).

 

 

March 26,2012

 

Flower for the Day 7-24-12

In other areas of the rock garden the stepping stones are sided by Wooly or "creeping"

 thyme (Thymus preacox 'albiflorus'), which can grow to 3 inches in height and blooms 

earlier than elfin thyme. 

It does look wooly on the leaves.

 

Flower for the Day 7-23-12

Part of the infrastructure of the garden is this green carpet that grows between the

stepping stones. It is Elfin thyme (Thymus serpyllum) and it is blooming now.

 

 

Flower for the Day 7-11-12

 Monarda  Also Bee Balm, Horsemint, Oswego Tea, and Bergamot. The plant was named after Nicolaus Monardes who wrote of plants in the New World in 1574. This plant with red flowers thrives in the front garden and is three years old.

This purple monarda grows abundantly in the north wildflower garden.