Cait's Garden

Depending on where the first frosts are in our future, we have maybe two solid months of flowers to enjoy before autumn strikes. Since the bulk of my garden started up in May, I am now two months in with about two months left to go. It has been a remarkable July. First, we had a drought that stood to make this the driest July on record, then we had torrential rains that made this the wettest July on record. I am hoping for the sake of my vegetable garden that the weather now equalizes a bit. But the flowers, I must say, are thriving, despite the extreme conditions. If this July isn’t proof of the power of native flowers, I don’t know what is. Much of my garden has its roots in native plants (even though they have been hybridized somewhat), and it takes more than record drought and flood to take out a coneflower! Here’s a small snap of what I’ve got going on at present. Lots of color, lots of fun shapes and sizes, and lots to enjoy.