Overall, it's been a very dry start to our so-called rainy season. Although Tropical Storm Hilary gave the garden an unexpected boost in September, we've had less than half an inch of rain since our "water year" started on October 1st. While the garden in general is doing fine, thanks in part to the rainwater Hilary delivered, flower production isn't impressive. I managed one floral arrangement this week but, with Christmas decorations now covering many of the surfaces often used to display flowers, one arrangement is just fine.
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| The bright pink Pelargonium flowers in one of the barrels in my cutting garden provided the inspiration |
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| Back view: Foliage for use as filler material is never in short supply |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: noID pink Alstroemeria, self-seeded Persicaria capitata, Pelargonium hortatum 'Dynamo Hot Pink', white Pentas lanceolata, Plectranthus scutellarioides 'Salsa Verde' (aka coleus), Prostanthera ovalifolia 'Variegata', and pink Pentas lanceolata |
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