Front yard. Tiny, but packed. Zinnias, mums and asters carrying it now.
View from the other corner. I like the pink mum with the silver lambs ear.
pennisetum alopecuroides with dark ajuga
unknown aster thru calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Forester'
Home Depot mum from a couple years ago. I pinched it back ruthlessly all summer to prevent it from flowering in early August.
Annual yellow milkweed sown from last year's saved seed
Love this combo of harsh yellow marigold and blue car. Too bad it doesn't park in front of our house all the time. Since I planted the curb strip I sort of feel bad for passengers that have to get out in front since there's little room to step. Then I get over it.
Zinnias in all their grandmotherly glory.
Another mum from Home Depot a few years ago.
The front yard is sort of a mish-mash of things to ensure that we always have something blooming. The passersby, neighbors (Frankie, at least), and butterflies seem to enjoy it. I felt a small burst of pride last fall when I saw a woman walk by and surreptitiously snip off a dried zinnia flower. Aha, I thought, another gardener thinking about next year.
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