Blooming Hot

We officially topped 90 degrees today, so summer temperatures are here--just in time for Memorial Day!  Since we've at least had some rain, the garden is doing okay for now.

The planter is more colorful than ever.  The geraniums have really gained momentum, and the petunias are spreading like crazy.  The poor marigolds, alas, are sort of getting swamped under.  But, the little cardinal vines have discovered the trellis and almost instantaneously shot up to the top.

A riot of flowers!

Taking the trellis by storm....

Last weekend, I actually found some portulacas.  They only had pink, but the flowers were sweet anyway.

All sorts of pink!

I actually found one lone sprout that self-seeded from last year's batch.  I was a bit surprised to see it, since finches and other birds had a bonanza eating the seeds last summer.  Evidently, one managed to hide and find itself in the right sort of place to sprout. 

The trees are all doing well, but by this next weekend I'll probably be needing to water them again.

Anyhow, that's about all the news from the Great Outdoors.  Now back to relaxing in the Air-Conditioning!