Soon, I Hope

What's Blooming around OakMeadows

It is HOT! HOT! HOT! But there are several things that are blooming.

First the crepe myrtles are at their best around the 4th of July. Love 'em!! And you can see that big old Texas blue sky with white puffy clouds.

Next we have the clematis.  We planted these because the Gulf Fritillary butterflies love them.  I think they have the most interesting blooms.





Finally, we have Gomphrena.  This is the first year we have had this heat loving prolific bloomer.

And I can't leave out the magnificent magnolia with its heavenly scent.

What's blooming around you?











Matagorda County Birding Sanctuary

 

Go in the cool, early morning. Just Lovely.

Lilies

 

Spider Lilies

Water Lilies

 

These photos were taken at Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.

Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens Part V

More beauty from the gardens.

 

I loved the Oak Leafed Hydrangeas and want to add some to my garden!

 

Painted Lady Butterfly

 

Sea Urchin Cactus

 

Spider Lillies

Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens

Joe and I spent a lovely morning at the Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.  It is located about 60 miles from our house but was well worth the long drive.

 

The arboretum is like an oasis of beauty and peace in an desert of freeways and strip shopping centers.  It is soothing to the soul to walk quietly through such beauty.  I have more pictures to share later.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



A little flower power

It has been Hot and Dry this year but we have still had lots of beautiful flowers here at OakMeadows.

The Butterfly Garden

I took some pictures of the flowers in our butterfly garden. The salvias were lovely but have faded with the heat. Fortunately there is plenty of Black-eyed Susan, Butterfly Weed, and Verbena. I'm not quick enough with the camera to get pictures of the butterflies; we had several lovely swallow-tails yesterday and always the little yellow sulphur butterflies. Anyway, here are some of the flowers: