" A GARDEN IS NEVER SO GOOD AS IT WILL BE NEXT YEAR"- Thomas Cooper

Red and Yellow Gerber Daisys

Hummingbirds are attracted to Red and Yellow flowers!! They like big drifts of the same color cause they can see it better!! Its like a beacon saying come sip my nectar!! LOL!!! Ive been lucky to have lots of hummingbirds but they seem to be increasing more and more as the end of summer comes! They are getting ready for the big flight to South and Central America!! Ive seen the babies come to the feeder that were born this year, so cute and small and dainty!! You may even have new hummers visiting your feeder as they are traveling and stop for a drink and some sugary energy! Here are some neat facts that ive read and thought you would enjoy knowing: - Weigh less than 4 grams

- Have oversize chest muscles that are nearly a third of their body weight

-can fly up to 30 mph and dive as fast as 60mph with up to 200 wing strokes

per second

- Build tiny nests made of thistle and dandelion down held together by

spider web

- Lay two or three eggs that are so small that a penny can cover them

- Are superpollinators. One hummer can visit as many as 1,500 flowers a day

-Are marathon migrators. In fall, they head toward central america. The

ruby throated hummer flies as faar 2,000 miles, including non stop 600

mile crossing over the gulf of Mexico

- Have amazing memories. They return to the same nectar-rich gardens

each year.

Consider it a blessing if have hummingbirds, Gods creation is amazing isnt it?

On another note I found an awesome window cleaner that works better than any I have ever used and I tried them all!! Warm water and a microfiber cloth (2) . 1 part ammonia, 3 parts water and dot of dishwashing soap!! Mix together in a bucket, dip 1 clother ring it out wipe window and take the other cloth and dry window, Streak Free and beautiful!!!

**** Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all of these? He who brings out the

starry host one by one, and calls them each by name..... Isaiah 40:26******

Pictures of my sweet Kate Trancenda (Soapwort)

Im finally back!! I will be posting soon, some of my flowers look great, my mom took care of them all week and did a great job!! She had hot dry weather, which we didnt have much of this summer so she had her job cut out!! New pics soon!!

Hardy Hibiscus Bush

My mom had this lovely bush in her yard and I had to take a picture for the blog (keep up the good gardening work )!! Ive been really busy in the garden the past couple of days , weeding is a never ending job.... deadheading...... and i found a black beetle like bug on my tomatoe plants and reasearched before I killed them (just in case they were good bugs)!! LOL!!! but they were not they were black blister bugs... they will eat off all the leaves of your tomatoe plants and kill the plant... and if you touch them or the sticky substance they secrete you will get painful blisters on your hands!!! (sure glad I researched before i touched them)!! I heard if you sprinkle them with flour they will fall to the ground and their wings will get gummed up, i tried it and it worked... but i saw another one in the garden today.. i will post a picture for your info as soon as i get one! Remember to keep your pots watered everyday and fed with miracle gro once a week as the plants are very mature and are using up all the space in the pot so dont skip a day watering unless in rains.... in the next week or so i should have some gardening pictures hopefully of a different place and climate unlike where we live....!!!! In the meantime remember to water, feed and love your garden!!!

GOD MADE RAINY DAYS SO GARDENERS COULD GET HOUSEWORK DONE!!!!

closeup of my rose of sharon bush

this is the after picture of the front garden i posted above

Was not in the garden today my husband was back from italy for 12 hours and off again to monaco so we had a few things to get done laundry, purchasing a new tv our old got struck by lightening!! We did get one now i can watch tv again after 5 days without I didnt think i watched much tv but I sure missed hearing it and watching the news and some gardening shows!! Remember when your flowers go to seed, collect the seed and store them in paper lunch bags (thats what i use) and put them in cool dry place and you can plant them next year instead of purchasing packets of seed!! My marigolds that i planted from seed are doing better than the ones I purchased already grown in six packs!! Zinnias do well also from seed... but if you buy hybrid seeds .. example: purple, striped, lavendar, green etc... they will most likely revert back to the parent colors....red, pink, yellow.......the old fashioned ones that you see blooming most places!! So keep that in mind so you will not be surprised if you plant purple zinnias and they come up red!!! Another good flower to collect seeds from is bachelors buttons.... cosmos.... and its a lot of fun and will save you money!!

A happy heart makes the face cheerful.. Proverbs 15:13