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Whats making the wilt?/////I have some on that category.

no water.

volunteering on the fence enclosing the compost pile.

Now that's a pretty volunteer!!!!

ditto

Everyone's flowers are sooo pretty -
I just :ding:love:ding: seeing all of these beautiful summer flowers.
We're still reaching 90° here, but I'm already starting to worry
about the end of the season . . . . and the coming cold weather.

But for now, there's still lots of color in my yard.


Justicia carnea - "Brazilian Plume"


Orthosiphon stamineus - "Cat's Whiskers"


Pachystachys lutea - "Golden Shrimp Plant"


Hydrangea macrophylla - 'Endless Summer'


Hibiscus coccineus - "Texas Star"


Duranta erecta - "Golden Dewdrop"


Canna - 'Bengal Tiger'


Acidanthera bicolor - "Peacock Orchid"

zuzu



Yourly truly an awesome gardner..........Like they say the higher you go the harder you fall.(Yours are so precious.......

loved them all and thanks for sharing.
You put me to shame.

Aw, thanks so much,
BUT - I saw that gorgeous green Zinnia :ding:
NOTHING could put that to shame!

Might I ask, what type of camera are you using?

Nice and neat an colorful.. My Fuji wont pick up the true colors of purple and blue.

Nuttin' fancy it's a Kodak EasyShare -
I find that if I want to bring out the best color,
I have to get out and snap my pix before about 9am,
after that, the sunlight is so bright here
that it just seems to wash everything out.

That one is so popular..
I am hunting one with a great zoom......But it is $399......but I think it sounds like my Ideal......Hope my man agrees........LOL (Next to him)

I am always trying for bird photos and my camera wont do it well.

My nephews easy Share is letting in light on his photos and I am feeling bad for him.. When he snaps it, a white spot appears on them.

Yep, I think going for a digital with a great zoom
and a powerful macro setting will be my choice next time.

This is the first camera I've ever owned,
so I wanted to start off with something simple
enough for a techno-toad like me.

If my camera started to leak light,
I think I'd give Kodak a piece of my mind
not that I have much to spare.

The camera I am looking into is the Fine Pix S8000 ; 18x WIde Angle Optical zoom.

Now how do I know if the Macro is powerful? My cheapo has a flower macro.
Look mine up and give me your opinion ......

Like I say, I'm not very techno-savy,
but I know that I've read some very good things about
the Fuji FinePix cameras - so I'd say you're looking at a winner!

I bought this one about 3 years ago, I admired one of the seed folks work. That is what she used.. Then I found a place in N.Y. that sold the cradle charger,and it is a very cool arrangement........No battery problems... It did drain them fast with regular batteries.

I have to find out now if I can find a charger like that.. It sounds powerful.
s8000.

I am forever chasin things in the sky this summer....Can't see my shots.
DIgital has ruined the world.......ha ha For photographers.


b

wow! beauitful flowers zuzu!

I have a sony Cyber shot DSC-P41 with smart zoom.I'm ready to upgrade now.This one will take video,but wish the video would zoom....and take night videos.I've purchsed 2 different rechargeables.the better one is a kodak digitial battery& can get it too last 2 months if don't do alot of video clips.The others are just plain recharbles Ni Mh 1600.


I got spider lillies popping up.I love them cause get thier foliage all winter and when foliage is up then my alstromerias foliage will re appear for winter too.

My purple moonflowers are blooming too.they returned from roots,the seeds I planted in another spot did not sprout& being only got like 5 seeds last year off plant?I think I'll have more than that this year,so will have a better chance of covering that fence& maybe it will return from root there too!I'm going to get on ladder for for a more upper shot& its breezy today with Humburtio in the area (He could have gave some rain...........)








And then had a pair of blooms open on daydreams/monika.( The other will open this month....just not this week,but next week....I know we need DVR need live TV with fast forward& I go through this with like 24 plus plants...no wonder I need alchoal!)



Dr suess.Trust me...it looks awesome with the red castor bean behind it.

Love your Cats wiskers& Brazilian Plume.
Mine takes good pictures earlier in day and later in day durring sunset& when keep sun at back of me when shooting.Yet due to the security light over GH...My flash won't work unless block it by tree,but then picture still lighted wrong.I sometimes have it so humid outside that I CAN't take a picture cause it will look fogged up.
I backed up a page and read.

I got this obedient plant in a trade early this spring. I never had one before. Deer think they're yummy BTW.

Kool.

What's obedient about it ?
We just had a down pour of rain........Sept 15-16 weekend always has rain, cause I want to go to the craft sale next door.
Never fails.

pretty pictures.

Thanx

Sedum has blooomed I brought a piece of this back from KY last year from My sister's



This rose smells soooooooooo good!,, This bloom differs from all the blooms that have ever bloomed off this rose bush, WIERD!!!!

That reminded me to look at my Sedum.........It is also in bloom.
The rose is so pretty......
I have an orange one and purple and small red stripy .....All smelly..Know what ?
Hd and I are allergic to the perfume smells.....We sneezed an sneezed from them indoors.(I picked some)
But I am not throwing them away.
Thanks for showing us..........

Thanks Barb!!!

That rose is way pretty. I love when lots of blooms start to fade(Well not that part)and all the fall sedums start to bloom!

Wrennie

Bet you love it when it snows too?????

It is Atv time then......I love to battle the elements for sheer pleasure.

b

Remember the sedum with the flies? This is the same sedum after a little rain. It's so pretty.

Wow .........I agree it is great looking.
YOu have a bunch of it .....All I have is a small patch.
Very nice...........Can you pick it like a bouquet?

Good work there.

It will spread. I started out with just a litte. I have never brought any inside. I guess I could try it.

If I knew it was possible to get seeds I'd send you some. Wonder if I could pull you up a piece and get it to you alive. Does anyone know?

Your all :ding:

LOL

No I dont need seeds from it, I have my own.. I just lawn mow the ends so it doesnt spread......Thanks anyways.

I have a huge inventory of plants.......
I must control......I must try anyways..

b

I thought I'd share some [color:#CC33CC] PINK flowers of mine since I haven't done that in a while!

Here's a penta in a large planter on the front porch...


An obedient plant down by the shed...
(which is NEVER obedient and never likes to stand straight up!)


And for something of a different color.............(Wrennie! )...
Snapdragon up by the mailbox - this was a freebie from last year's seeds!
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:ding:

Lovely indeed......Your doing a great job.
Does the Obedient plant come in white? If it does, I think I have one. Is it a perennial?

I love the Penta.......Never seen it before.

b

The penta is an annual here and comes in pink, red, white, lavendar, and maybe a few other colors. Butterflies LOVE pentas - it's the reason I grow some each year!

The obedient plant does come in white, and is a perennial here.

Do you have any red seeds to share/
I have many to share of others.Picked lots of dahlia seeds today.

barb

Sorry Dodge - I do NOT do red flowers!

Lynne those are flowers are lovely!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very pretty, there is something so interesting about snapdragons.

Snaps are one of my favorites.