Random Friday

I headed out to the garden yesterday after work during a few moments when the rain was not torrential  to choose a favorite plant for this week but took a bunch of random shots instead.

A NOID Acer palmatum starting to show some orange color.  I don't think it's had the same fall color two years in a row; one year red, another yellow, and now orange.



Some gardener planted this cute little four inch pot of Echium pininata  a bit too close to the path earlier this year.  As they are wont to do, this one has decided to lay on it's side.  Unfortunately, it chose to lay down toward the front of the bed.  Oh well, if it makes it through the winter, I'll let it stay and bloom. Who really wanted to go down that path anyway?


This brugsmansia  is so tall that it's reaching through the rafters.  I debated leaving it outside this year but thought that perhaps it might like to be a permanent resident inside
 It's supposed to rain again all day on Saturday so we'll play around with moving things around to perhaps make more space.  We'll see what happens.

 I like these terra cotta chimney liners and have a few more out in the garden that could come in and be used to make more bench space.  Just to the left of the  Kalanchoe luciae (big paddle plant on the right) is Salvia clevelandii (Alpine form) perfuming the air.  


I'm looking forward to rearranging things as it would be nice to put a table and chairs in the middle of the green goodness rather than at one end of it.


I've got to say that it was pretty wonderful to duck in here and enjoy a bit of garden that wasn't soggy!



A little potting and then the bench got cleaned up a bit but by then, the camera was back inside so here it is mess and all!  Still so much to do but at least the plants are inside and safe for the winter!