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<\/a><\/p>\nHere\u2019s a fun mimulus blooming again after I trimmed it back.<\/p>\n
Some of the \u201cFunky Pink\u201d begonias are doing better than others\u2013these are blooming really well in a pot with the New Guinea impatiens.<\/p>\n Another photo of the begonias I grew from seed eight months ago.<\/p>\n Coleus finally getting going on the back patio.<\/p>\n Another coleus, showing the flowers coming on.<\/p>\n My favorite in this series of photos\u2013this is a mimulus and impatiens that should be clashing, but actually look really good together!<\/p>\n Another view of some coleus leaves.<\/p>\n Back patio view.<\/p>\n The petunias have been the workhorses of all the sunny pots.\u00a0 The color range was limited, but the individual flowers\/plants were stunning.<\/p>\n These photos don\u2019t capture the depth of the purple\/blue color.<\/p>\n The flower form is impressive, too.<\/p>\n The white petunia is impressive, too.<\/p>\n Again, not a great photo, but the red is very pure.<\/p>\n Only one of the New Guinea impatiens survived, but it is a winner.\u00a0 The flowers are about 2-1\/2\u2033 across.\u00a0 The first flowers opened in August.<\/p>\n Another view.\u00a0 I\u2019m really hopeful this one makes it through the winter in the greenhouse.<\/p>\n This pot was planted with the tiniest, weakest coleus seedlings. They came into their own recently, in August\/September.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not as fond of the star-marked impatiens that I grew this year as I\u00a0 was of the solid colors I grew last year.\u00a0 The bi-colored ones are showy, for sure, but a little too busy for my taste.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a showy coleus growing strong on the back patio.<\/p>\n The coleus got pretty tall this year, which I like.\u00a0 They also bloomed, which I tried to curtail, but nature won out.<\/p>\n Coleus, mimulus, and impatiens on the back patio.\u00a0 There is something so cheerful and random about mimulus flowers\u2013they always make me smile.<\/p>\n I love using Pelargonium papillonaceum for foliage contrast.<\/p>\n Pelargonium \u201cPetals\u201d provides more leaf contrast in a sunny pot on the driveway, here with Anagalis monellii.<\/p>\n The true blue Anagalis flowers are impressive, but the plants were less so\u2026spindly and weak.\u00a0 I think they needed to be grown on in cooler temps early on.<\/p>\n Truly, truly blue.\u00a0 The \u201cCola\u201d series Pelargonium provides a nice contrast.<\/p>\n The flowers of Dianthus \u201cRaspberry Parfait\u201d were large and gorgeous.\u00a0 Their bloom season was pretty short, though, so I trimmed them all back and am hoping for a second bloom before frost.<\/p>\n Salvia \u201cLighthouse Purple\u201d took a while to get going, but they were impressive in flower, with a long season of color.\u00a0 I have more seeds that I will definitely grow again next year.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve been taking a few pictures all summer, even though I haven\u2019t had time to post.\u00a0 So, here are some updates on the patio pots planted with seedlings I started early this year. Here\u2019s a fun mimulus blooming again after I trimmed it back. Some of the \u201cFunky Pink\u201d begonias are doing better than others\u2013these … Continue reading Amazing Patio Pots!<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n