The Lagerstroemia, Roses, Catharanthus, Pentas:
From ground level:
Calylophus 'Southern Belle':
More roses, a Cuphea, and Catharanthus. The dots of bright yellow Tagetes erecta:
This year's re-habbed shade bed--Begonias, Fuchsias, and Hydrangeas:
Fuchsia:
Roses, Dahlias, Grevillea 'Moonlight':
Almost time for the Dahlias to sleep for the winter. There are still flowers, but the plants are flopping:
Below Grevillea 'Moonlight', on the front slope, Aloe 'Cynthia Gitty' against a mass of Agave 'Blue Flame':
Hydrangeas, roses, Dahlias:
Best to let the fading Tagetes stay a few more days. The Skipper butterflies are still constantly at them:
Time for a rest under the pergola. Roses, Salvia, Zinnias, Cuphea, Hunnemannia:
Zinnias, along with the season's other flowers, brought great joy despite the hot summer:
And one of the Callistemons wears a red crown humming with honeybees.
Hovering from above allows for a different way of viewing the garden. It helps (me) to see 'the whole picture', so to speak. What I found most unusual was the fog hanging in the air, assuming it is early morning in photo 13; I love that.
ReplyDeleteA perfect, backlit photo of a Dahlia. (Café au lait?)
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A very warm autumn day followed by a cool night will give us that morning fog.
DeleteYes, 'Cafe au Lait'.
I love looking at aerial views, especially of gardens. So interesting and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteA fresh perspective on things. Like seeing Planet Earth from the Moon!
DeleteI really enjoy seeing a birdseye view of your garden -- it helps me to better place the rooms in my mind. I vaguely remember you putting in the walls and walkways way back when. I think I'll go back and re-read it. It will make more sense now. The sheer variety of plants you put in (and take out or re-place if they don't work out) is amazing. And you do re-work areas constantly. There is the shade garden most recently (fuschias!), but you have also done the front, the sides, the back, the gulley (strangely, one of my favorite parts of your garden), all as needs be. I don't remember if you've ever said, but I'm thinking you must have about three-quarters of an acre or so? Did your parents instill this love of gardening within you, or is it something you fell in love with all on your own? However it came to be, I am happy that you blog about it, and happy I stumbled across those magnificent roses that lured me to it in the first place. Best to you, your beloved, and your sweet puppies. Elizabeth
ReplyDeleteThanks for following along with my garden woes and errors and occasional happy accidents. You are very kind!
DeleteIt's a half acre but that includes what the house is sitting on and part of the street out front. Mom & Dad dabbled off and on--mostly off after a while.
Gully I like it a lot, too. It was tough going when the back neighbor's trees and palms were hanging over shading and dropping crap everywhere. It was a mess to start with, 30-some unhealthy Eucalyptus we got rid of. A heavy rain would gouge out and wash away soil until we had the culvert put it to prevent the erosion. I'm amazed now it looks as good as it does. It was a challenge and not well planned, really--the plants worked miracles.
Wonderful overhead views! I wish we'd had some of that morning fog to take the edge off the heat this weekend. Your 'Moonlight' Grevillea looks fabulous while mine seems to be in a prolonged state of stasis. My dahlias, not well supported to begin with, are also flopping and the mildew gets more awful by the day.
ReplyDeleteI love that fog--feeling the cold before the heat of the day arrives--ahhhhh nice!
DeleteThat 'Moonglow' took off the minute it was planted it. First Grevillea planted here I think; didn't know where to put it or what to do for it, so I did nothing. Just dumb luck. The Dahlias got so tall even being pinched several times for bushiness when they first emerged. Maybe I gave mine too much N?
I really like those bird's eye views of the garden. Really helps see things from a different design perspective - like the landscape design proposals that the professionals draw up. Spent some time trying to figure out the water feature in the seventh picture. Looks like a machinery cog from up above.
ReplyDeleteThat's the tall ceramic urn fountain/bird bath. I should have included it in the picture after but wanted to focus on the flowers. Yes those professional planting drawings--I wish I could visualize that way, but nope! I was last in line for that and they ran out.
DeleteOh, how smart to take these from above. I love that first bed shot with all the blooms and textures. It's perfect. Your tree aloe looks fantastic as well. All that fog, we so rarely get that - sometimes will make it here from the Bay. How did you take these pics? I think I need to ask James to get his drone out.
ReplyDeleteJust stood on the balcony with my camera. Drones too complicated for me!
DeleteI could go for more fog more often myself. I think the plants like it, too.
Would be fun to see drone shots of your garden. Maybe James would do some?
I forgot to comment, the hydrangea looks like a tiny cauliflower.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I thought, too! 😁
DeleteFoggy balcony photos are fun! Also WOW, the blooming agave in the first shot from the front balcony... huge! Great image to show just how big it is.
ReplyDeleteThat A. marmorata is big, yes. 10' across at least. I didn't know where the heck to put it. That location was a lucky/happy accident. It's been a focal point of sorts--better than the ones I attempt deliberately!
DeleteLove these views which showcase plants and your garden as a whole. And that fog shot is so evocative and romantic. Not what I think of where you live.
ReplyDeleteExplained the spaces better than I can do in words. Picture worth a thousand etc. :^)
DeleteWe're close enough to the Pacific to get some fog and moisture when the conditions are right. I love a foggy morning!
Oh, it's fun to see the gardens from above! The re-habbed shade bed, in particular, is impressive. The roses... <3 And the Callistemons are a favorite, though I can't grow them here...maybe especially because I can't grow them here, and I enjoy them in others' posts and when I travel. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteWith each re-hab I get a little better, design-wise. Another century or so and I'll be really good.
DeleteCallistemons have been unexpectedly good. That they provide nourishment for many different nectar-drinkers is a big plus.
So many lovely things still happening. The above perspective is an interesting variation on the ground level photos. Let's you see what you see when you step onto the balcony. I noticed you have a big agave setting a bloom spike. Will be sad to see it go but should look spectacular in bloom.
ReplyDeleteNo need for sadness--there's an offset waiting to take over for the blooming Agave. She's not dying--she's renewing herself. As we do when we spend time in a garden. :)
DeleteGreat to see aerial views of your garden. That's one benefit of having a two-story house!
ReplyDeleteI've often thought it would be cool if somebody who owns a drone could do a flyover of our garden.