Lavender lantana has taken off. Periwinkles and Melampodium coming into bloom. They will last until frost. Periwinkles are more drought proof than melampodium.
Salvia leucantha blooms in the shorter days near fall. Melampodium makes a yellow show. Note the dead Black Eyed Susan plant to the right, with seed pods left for the birds. Periwinkles (catharanthus roseus) are at their best. They will reseed along with the Black eyed Susans.
This is the story of a single island bed, one of several. The posts are in chronological order of the growth of the garden beginning with "The Long Rock Bed -- Its Story" so that you can follow the growth as you scroll down, starting with the pile of stones around which the bed is built.
These are the ramblings and plantings of a dotty woman who enjoys gardening for the thrill of seeing plants grow and blossoms open. Any resemblance to proper gardening and landscape techniques is purely coincidental.