Its not all just regular potted plants here. I mentioned I bought some really cheap Mums at Walmart and the flowers all died. So I snipped them clean, but didn't really expect much. Well, hurray, they are sending out blossoms!
The buds are pale now, but will bloom orange.
And I have a real gem of a self-sowing annual in 2 pots...
It's called Tithonia and grows about 3' high. Usually 5-6 flowers on a plant. I am going to save the seedheads and scatter the seeds around in the meadow bed Late Winter. If only a few grow, they might spread slowly.
The meadow bed has not been very successful, but I keep trying. I'll get in there with shears soon and snip around between where the meadow flowers are "supposed" to be (according to the labels and landscaping flags I stuck near them).
If I find some, I will surround them with cardboard to reduce competition with the weeds. And plant new ones next Spring. It has to start working eventually!
