Another container planting

This pot has gaura, hardy fuchsia (Drame), and bacopa.

Container plantings

Posting a couple photos of pots near house entrance. I love the sweet potato vine at this time of year - great contrasting color of the green and purple. I used dracaena marginata tricolor in the center and have calibrachoa trailing.
The second photo has abutilon in the center (common name flowering maple). In addition to calibrachoa, lobelia and verbena are trailing.

Butchart Gardens

We went on a short vacation to Vancouver Island last week and spent part of an afternoon at Butchart Gardens. Lots of beds with masses of annuals. Impressive pots and hanging baskets. Photo below is the sunken garden.

Lantana - a new annual discovery

I discovered a new annual, Lantana, at Furney's. I planted some in a pot and others along the front of my new flower bed.

I haven't decided whether to call this new bed the tropical or hot garden. What do you think?

See how well the elephant ear plant is doing (in brown pot in front of the fountain)! Canna 'Tropicanna' is blooming now. I finally have some flower buds on the Angel's Trumpet plant (in pot on far right).

Scarlet runner beans

We harvested and enjoyed our first batch of beans Friday - yummy! The hummingbirds have been feasting regularly.

Snapdragons in spa garden

Here is a picture taken yesterday of the spa garden. The snapdragons are in full bloom, as are the fuchsias, agapanthus, and mums. Waiting for the canna lilies.