When is your favorite time in the Garden?

Hi Everyone,

It remains so very hot in Florida and the rest of the U.S ! I, for one, am not able to do much gardening or trimming, etc. but I have a wonderful gardener one day a week here at Ten Gables, who doesn't mind the heat and who does a beautiful job trimming plants and mulching.

Just before the sun is going down, when the shadows are long and the day is winding down, is my favorite time in the garden.

Last week the gardener worked on the area around the patio and even though some plants had died because of the heat and earlier drought conditions, he was able to make the area neat and attractive. Above you see the trimmed boxwood hedge and the pretty tree he keeps sculpted to perfection. The banana tree has done well after freezing last winter. I suppose it loves the heat!

This "scrub" tree which just appeared here as a tiny start has grown handsomely and gives a natural focal point to the garden. The birds love it. Perhaps they are the ones who brought a seed and dropped it here so they would have a little tree in which to rest!

The Plumbago loves the heat and has been blooming profusely for a few months. I have an old oriental garden ornament in front of it, which weathers so lovely. I happen to love the patina of rusted metal!

This little fellow is an ornament given to me as a gift and it looks cute in the garden beside a caladium.


You can see how the gardener spread the mulch and made the ground look tidy.

The Plumbago from a distance showing the garden stepping stones. Late in the evenings, as the sun goes down is my favorite time in the garden. It has cooled off a bit, and the birds are quieting down getting ready to quit their activities. It is so quiet and peaceful. When is your favorite time in the garden?