I posted all the garden stuff first even though I actually got my pretty pink phone last week. It was supposed to arrive on Wednesday, but it actually arrived on Tuesday. For weeks, I had argued with myself over whether I should get a Galaxy S8+ or an Xperia XZ Premium. I finally ended up […]

These are actually from this weekend, which is not even technically over, so I’m officially not behind! Trumpet creeper. I know it’s a thug, but its flowers are just so pretty! A bit heat-stressed and perhaps not 100% in their prime, but I do love the “autumn coloured” Rudbeckias. I don’t remember which one this […]

Still behind, but there is light at the end of the tunnel! Pretty-pretty native rosemallow. I remember when I bought these; they were unrooted cuttings, and had got quite dry in shipping. I contacted the eBay seller, and she said to give them a try because these plants are really quite tough. She wasn’t wrong! […]

I’m so far behind in posting that I think the last time I got anything up here was 4th of July weekend! Anyway, it’s been hotter than hell, of course, and we’ve got virtually no rain, of course, but I still have flowers. Granted, I’m thinking of changing my name to Rayne and my astrological […]