Welcome to July! Pictures inside.

[wxman]

Hot and humid this last week with mostly 90s for highs. 90s again all this week and maybe 100+ for Tuesday. The watering needs are heavy in my garden.

The trachy lineup!



Closeup of one I planted in 2008.



Planted this one in 2010.



Planted this little waggie in March 2012.



Magnolia '24 below' and yucca filamentosa 'color guard'.



Cactus garden.



Croton finishing leafing out (this is its second year) and Christmas palm.



Musa orinoco pups I separated in spring and an overwintered ensete maurelii.



NW corner of garden. Overwintered ensete maurelii and various cannas in view.



New rhodo, new crotons, overwintered musa orinoco and new musa basjoo.



Overwintered ensete maurelii, another yucca filamentosa 'color guard', musa thai black and a rhododendron in its second year.



Various perennials with a ficus sylvie in front.



SW corner of garden. Overwintered ensete maurelii and various cannas in view.



Hens and chicks blooming.

[canadianplant]

I cant believe how big those Ensete have gotten. Same with the canna. Mine arent going good at all this year for some reason.

Do you remember type of "hens n chicks" that is? i have the same one about to flower, and it didnt come with a tag...