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My Outdoor Life: Part 1

I finally had some time to get a few flowers for the backyard. We have had a few cold nights and some overnight rainfall I've had to protect them from already. Normally, I would wait until the cold nights are over before buying my flowers, but I had the time to both pick them out and repot them a couple of weeks ago. 

The flowers on the deck get moved close to the house under the eaves to shelter them from the cold and heavy rainfall. 

The petunias and calibrachoa (million bells) should be fairly cold hardy for a couple of nights. But since they are in the yard and their flowers are rather delicate, I protected them from the rain by placing small Dollar Tree laundry-style baskets over them, using bungy cords to hold them down. 

red petunia in gray container
red petunias

yellow petunias in terra cotta container
yellow petunias

purple petunias in gray container
purple petunias

calibrachoa (million bells) in terra cotta container
multi-colored calibrachoa (million bells)

multi-colored pansies in hanging basket
multi-colored pansies

Red dianthus in hanging pot
Red dianthus

Purple and white rose dahlias
Rose Dahlia

Amethyst flower cluster
Amethyst


protected calibrachoa


protected purple petunias


protected yellow petunias


protected red petunias

I hope the red petunias that I strategically placed closer to the hummingbird feeders will help attract the hummers when I start putting out their nectar next month. Of course, I hope the butterflies will find the flowers as well given their brilliant, attracting colors. I have already seen a couple of honeybees visiting them, so that's a promising sign.

More backyard fun coming in future posts! 

Until then, happy and blessed gardening,

Patricia



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