Garden Update

Is it just me or does it seem like it's been a long week?  Usually weeks just fly by, so it's kind of nice for one to take its time.

I have not returned the Home Depot plants. I was all set to go after work and when I pulled out the receipt to make sure it was correct, it was from a purchase in May! Good thing I checked that before I got there. 

I have not done any work in any of the gardens all week.  Many of you  think I am always working out there, but I am not.  :)  I often go two weeks without doing any garden work (except watering the deck containers) . Now that the year is ending, I am not that particular about watering the perennials.
I did walk out to get a few pictures of flowers just coming in to bloom.

My butterfly bush is huge this year because I did not have to cut it back to the ground. I noticed the first butterfly yesterday.

One of the grasses in the rockwall garden has had seed heads for weeks now.

That's the butterfly bush in the background.

Echinops (globe thistle)

I am disappointed as there are not many of the lovely blue orbs this year.  The dahlias are in containers that I moved to the garden two weeks ago.  I really like the dark foliage of this dahlia.

Tropicanna is almost ready to burst open.

 

I had to return the Croc shoes from Amazon.  They were way too tight and too narrow, yet they were the same size I always get in regular Crocs.  That company is very inconsistent with their sizing.  I didn't like them anyway. They looked like an exceptional cheap shoe and they were totally flat. I thought they appeared to have a bit of a wedge in the picture.  What a nice surprise to find that Amazon had no charge for the return.

Here's hoping we all have a wonderful weekend!