Orange-flowered Bush
My miniature pomegranate is flowering at last! I’m so pleased to have an orange-flowering bush in my garden—one that is just the right size (though I may have to prune it to keep it that way). I look forward to the miniature fruit, which the tag describes as “colorful”; I like colorful.
The new red-violet clematis has grown
a foot and a half since I twined it up the monofilament on Monday!
It must be happy. The heavens poured buckets of rain last night but I had to remind myself that just because rain fell on a plant it doesn’t mean that the water reached the soil. Some of the plants have large leaves that act as umbrellas, shielding the soil from the rain. Even if the rain does reach the soil, it may not have seeped far enough. However, I have no doubt that the big pot of white petunias, sitting in the open, was thoroughly drenched. The hanging baskets under the eaves get no rain at all—or rarely. Still, it didn’t take as much water to slake the plants’ thirst today.
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