Transition from Spring to Summer Containers

Thanks Jo Ann, love the stone pathway and your combo plantings. Such fine mixture of textures shapes and colors.

Youe Alabama flowers are so interesting.

Jo Ann, the flowers shown are mostly tropical. Remember, they're container grown, not Alabama natives. I'm learning more about native and woodland gardening. But if I had my choice, I'd be on some remote tropical Islands somewhere in the world. Just a thought.

p.s. for instance Oleander, these fragrant flowers line the street in Hawaii, here I've a few just as specimen plants. I planted one in the ground. It's pretty adaptive, winter hardy here but took longer to recuperate and produce flowers. This one it's intended to be sheltered indoor come late autumn.
Kim

A few others such as the Alamanda 'Jubilee'. A cousin of the Mandevilla, only it's a leggy shrub instead of a vine like that of Mandevilla.

Oooops, pardon. That's wrong pix. Pictured is various salvias and the big leaf of canna.

Here is the 'Jubilee' Alamanda; The grass is purple fountain grass some tropical milkweed also seen here.

Honey Dew Drop durantas.

My deck garden is beginning to really develope.

Lovely blues LilyLove

around the corner

last one

I have got a gift from the birds in the garden. The sunflower was "planted" by the birds. Not sure whichone did the fine job. lol.

Jo Ann, I love your deck garden. Very nicely done! On the sunflower above. On second thought. It might not be birds, but chipmonk or tree rats were credited for the plants.

Oleanders and Alamanda flowers together.

An evergreen passionflower in my zone. A second flush of blooms for the season. It's once again winding down. It's time to fertilize, hopefully they will resume with a repeat flush within a couple of weeks.

Another volunteer sunflower got piggybagged into one of the containers.

C. 'Thompsonii' I think. Common name bleeding hearts vine. Another tropical.

The peak bloom on this cultivar plummie. W. Wilder.

lily love

just amazing, I went over to take a look at your duck eggs, incredible....

I'm loving all the pics, just such a great thread to keep checking in on.

thanks again for sharing your world with us so we can enjoy.

Jan

Thank you Jan, I'm glad you've enjoyed the threads on my garden and shared with me the love of nature.

Here is Hosta Nana just barely blooming I couldnt wait.

Jo Ann, 'Nana' seems demunitive. Cool looking! Look, I've opened a new thread here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1192506/

Nana has bloomed

another,This is a real treat.Nana was in with DL's and never seen.I had no idea the blooms would look so good with dark coleus.

the last one

Nana and dark coleus make a nice complimentary pair! The powdery green leaflets, are those of dianthus Jo Ann?

Yes dianthu Istul (sp) white.Its new this year.

Here are my containers.Just about at full speed.Aug will be better.
https://picasaweb.google.com/jgentle4/DeckGardenJuly1?authkey=Gv1sRgCMHK19Tui8uXUQ

Deck today
https://picasaweb.google.com/jgentle4/DeckJul5?authkey=Gv1sRgCPSj-sWcq5a0BQ

Wow, Jo Ann, they're filling out and looking so lush and attractive. Nicely done!

Its my fav so far.

Canna blossoms.