Prolific Garden: Glorious Flowers

I adore flowers. Each year I try new plants and this year, I discovered the humble marigold is stunning in this airy variety, adding a lovely height and texture among the shorter assorted flowers on my front steps.

An end-of-the-season $4 six-pack of wave petunias overflows this pot in the back yard. Flowers + good deal = happiness!

Isn't the color of this geranium charming?!

Gorgeous red-orange echinacea.

A new flower opening...

After growing Morning Glories for a few years, we find them growing everywhere. They quickly take over and stifle other plants if we don't keep on top of them. The true color is a deep violet, but I can't seem to capture it.

This sunflower variety grew 10-12 feet tall. With so many flowers per stalk, they soon bowed over. I'm a little disappointed, though, with their short bloom cycle. Not a good choice for a front yard flower, but their too soon dead-looking silhouette would be kinda cool along the back fence line.