I'm doing a pictoral review of 2013. The
previous post is January through June, and this post concludes 2013.
It was a good year overall. We acquired a new grandson which was the highlight of the year.
Gardening presented a few challenges. The spring was quite wet; in fact, there was some flooding in our area. Then came a hot, dry summer. We'd had drought in 2012 and I'm not sure we're up to where we should be yet in terms of soil moisture.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed my flowers!
July:
It's a coneflower extravanganza! It's one of my favorite flowers, and I have hundreds, if not thousands of blooms in my gardens.
Stargazer lilies, a florists' favorite. Love their fragrance!
And below, a few daylilies -
'Sunday Gloves'
Wilson seedling
'Startle'
Also in July, we took a really fun vacation. Can you guess where this is? The answer is at the end of the post by the *.
August:
'Heavenly Blue' morning glory
This is the view from the east side of the patio.
We were blessed with many tomatoes to eat and share.
A luxurious display of petunias in the window box
Garden phlox I received many years ago from my mother-in-law
September
"I have my new sweater and I'm all ready for Halloween."
Tea in a pretty teacup
Mums on the porch and a not so scary scarecrow
Monarch on Verbena bonariensis
October
A Garden Visitor
Color in the garden
A visit to Miss Spenser's Tea Room
Donna and Spenser of Miss Spenser's Special-Teas
November:
Fall color
First snow
December:
Hope your 2013 was good. Ours was. To conclude, I can't resist sharing one of my favorite garden images ever.
Here's to great weather, great gardens, and of course peace, joy, and good health in the coming year.
*Our vacation destination was Mackinac Island, Michigan. Shown is an overlook onto Lake Huron.
