The garden reflects two different worlds right now. The first world is a very dry, hot summer world where plants are just trying to survive. The second world is the world of pampered plants that have been watered all along and who love the heat–they aren’t struggling to survive and some are blooming wonderfully.

I barely spotted this camouflage bunny in the front yard.

Pampered begonia on the patio below. This is Funky Pink in its third year from seed.

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And a seedling heliotrope below. This one lives up to the heliotrope hype. The color is deep and rich and the fragrance is sweet vanilla honey. Even Leon noticed this one.

And in the greenhouse, the Sinningia and most of the Streptocarpus are blooming.