The Third Week Of October In The Parking Strip

My plan was to post this last week and then it just didn't happen. Better late than never.......

Okay, I have a new favorite plant this week.

'Veitch's Blue' Echinops.

A $2 dollar bulb from the grocery store.

I LOVE it in the garden right now!

It's so pretty next to the yellow Rudbeckia.

Love it.

Speaking of yellow, this Cape Fuchsia, or Phygelius, wins the award for longest bloomer.

It has been going non-stop since late spring.

My lack of deadheading this month hasn't even slowed it down.

I put a silvery, variegated lavender in kinda late this year, and it never really did anything.

I hope it overwinters, 'cause it's a really pretty plant.

It's peeking out behind the Rudbeckia.

The self-planted Aster and 'Autumn Joy' Sedum make the whole strip look like fall.

In the spot where I've always put my Pineapple Sage, I stuck in a new-to-me variety this year.

This one is called, 'Golden Delicious' and it doesn't get as big as the regular one.

I love the color of the leaves, but so far, no flowers.

And last, the grass that I never remember the name of is blooming.

I have two of them down here and I just love it.

I shouldn't say this, 'cause it'll cause me to head out with my camera,  but this is most likely my last yard post of the year.
Unless we get some snow worth photographing, that covers up the mess that is my winter garden.
Awwwwww, so sad to see it all go.
But excited for next spring!

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