Tell the Truth Tuesday

On Tuesdays, Alison at Bonney Lassie encourages us to tell the truth about our gardens by showing areas of them that are not looking great at the moment.  Since my entire  garden all looks great  between 1:00 and 1:15 a.m. on August 12 when it's dark outside, it's always easy for me to find material for TtTT posts.  It gives the phrase point and shoot an additional meaning.

The oldest camellia, previously entirely upright, now has splayed trunks.  The one on the far right must have partially broken off to be hanging that low and it'll need to be cut off but why not wait until the blooms are gone?


The Camellia flames in the fire pit aren't looking particularly nice at the moment.


The topiary was severely cut back to reduce it's size and now is throwing a fuss by wearing brown splotches.  Schefflera delavayi in the foreground is also pouting for some unknown reason.

My love of Narcissus 'Tete-a tete'  caused me to buy a few bulbs in the fall.  They're easy to fit in just about anywhere but must be there were some extras that got planted in  a pot, thrown in a corner and forgotten until this flash of gold caught my eye.  One must admire the stunning way the black plastic pot doesn't really fit in the ceramic one but is stuffed there anyway.  It's so hard to get good help, isn't it...