Garden Bloggers Bloom Day: September 2013

Happy Bloom Day! Been a while since I've done any blogging...or much gardening. It's still basically summer here, but the drought-tolerant plants have continued to bloom through the heat. Here's a look at what's blooming this weekend in my garden, and be sure to visit May Dreams Garden to see what's blooming around the world.

Firebush has been a huge bee attractor
Gaura floating above the artemesia
Gregg's Mistflower

Front garden tumbling over the straight edges, as usual
Candy stripe cosmos (the only cosmos seeds that grew in the curb strip)
Mystery volunteer...might be my favorite volunteer ever

Globe mallow, blackfoot daisy and bronze fennel blooms

Globe mallow and blackfoot are curb strip champions! (Sadly, so is the spurge in the bottom right...trying to get a handle on it)

Backyard: Thryallis, bronze fennel, zinnias, fireworks gomphrena and lemongrass

Fireworks gomphrena

Bluebeard has started blooming again (anticipating fall, perhaps?)

Orange shrimp plant shaded by the unstoppable angel's trumpet

Kidneywood with a trumpet vine background

Black and yellow garden spider (apparently the zigzag is made by the female when a male is nearby)