Rainy season

June Gloom is all the buzz.  

We have been having a good amount of rain recently, which is fine by me- I love the rain.  But my poor plants are starting to feel the effects.  

These containers are planted with colocasia, sweet potato vine, nepeta, and no longer wave petunias.  I had a few deep purple wave petunias for a rich color burst but the rain just kept these beds super moist, causing mold to grow and kill off the softer plants.

I'll replace them this week I suppose. 

But with all this rain, my Cornus Kousa Dogwood is going NUTS!  So many flowers- it's a little unreal.

Spring is on it's way out.  I dug up all these pansies and will save them for the fall.  Replanting them in rich soil, cutting the back hard ... They should be great in September/October when I am ready for them again.  

The pansies below were replaced by bright red calibrachoa, fuchsia wave petunia, yellow lantana, lavender angelonia, blue annual salvia and apricot portulacas.  

- But that photo will come when they get nice and established... it's a bit dainty at the moment.  Patience, patience.

And finally,  

Late in the day downtown. 

Brooklyn Planting has some things in the mix.  New gardens, possible new business ventures, that new blog I'm writing for!

Which reminds me- Thursdays, check out my urban gardening tips at Naked Apartments !  

Dig around!