"Mary, Mary, quite contrary,How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row."
-English nursery rhyme
My Gloriosa superba with my Echinacea 'Tomato Soup' is still looking superb.
My Ipomoea lobata has finally put off some blooms! I started this plant from some seed a friend had collected and given to me so I was quite happy when I saw this plant on its way to looking good. It's a nice accent on the eastern side of my garden wall, just where the stones start to slope downward. Hooray!
Gladiolus bulbs I had planted on the western side of my ornamental plot have finally come to fruition and I must say they look fantastic. There appears to be a bit of spider mite damage on the foliage which is to be expected since I can see a similar situation on my neighbor's glads.
This week my first Dahlia I've ever grown bloomed! I had started 'Bishop of Llandaff' from a tuber in the greenhouse and, once started, planted it out with another tuber of the same cultivar next to it. The one started in the greenhouse is the one blooming and the other tuber has sprouted now. I am hoping the two varied times will produce extended Dahlia blooms for me. 
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