I never thought of December as a month for morning glories, but then I moved to Texas.

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My favorite month in the garden...

Finally, the mess looks intentional!

Late September

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The floribunda Gruss an Aachen:

The garden looks almost abandoned:

Mid-September

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Purple morning glories. Eventually they climbed up the neighbor's pecan tree:

"Natchez" crape myrtles in bloom:

I love "Heavenly Blue" morning glories:

The hyacinth bean vine, aka "The Monster," begins its reign of terror ("All Your Fence Are Belong To Us"):

A castor bean in bloom:

pictures from August 16, 2007

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Did I say that July was a jungle? Perhaps I spoke too soon.

pictures from July 11, 2007

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It's a jungle out there! And it's Survival of the Fittest in the west flower bed. See that little red flower? That's the rose "Martha Gonzales" trying her hardest not to drown. Possibly I should have taken into account my plants actually growing when I spaced them:

The China rose "Louis Philippe":

Light and shadow:

Another view of The Jungle:

My favorite corner:

Rose "Duchesse de Brabant" with bamboo muhly and purple fountain grass:

Close-up:

Salvia leucantha, bamboo muhly, and castor bean in a shady corner:

Ye Olde Shasta Daisy Tyme

One of my favorite pictures. Shasta daisy, spider lily, white-flowered oxalis, and thyme:

pictures from June 10, 2007

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"Duchesse de Brabant" and purple fountain grass:

My favorite corner: