Belated Happy Blog-A-Versary To My Garden Path

The very first post on this blog was January 14, 2010.  I'm a little late commemorating my entry into the blogworld because....well.... I forgot.  I thought it was January 28th.  But, now I have remembered. 

Starting a blog was easy.  I happened upon a post on Central Florida Gardener that explained how to set-up a blog and two days later I was blogging!  Soon, I came to realize there are a lot of other garden bloggers all over the world.  Reading about other gardeners' triumphs and disappointments and sharing my own has been a real pleasure.  I've gained so much knowledge about gardening and have been encouraged to try new plants and planting techniques.  All of this through a world-wide virtual community.  Thank you to all who have dropped by to read my ramblings, view my photos and especially to those who have left comments.  I love comments. 

That first post was entitled Total Devastation.   This post won't be going there.  I thought I would show some of the more successful ventures here along the path.



February 2010

 Bamboo planted along the chainlink fence has filled in nicely and I only expect greater privacy to be achieved this coming year.  Throughout the winter this bamboo has remained green as has the pineapple guava and flax lily.  The loropetalum bushes are green too, but not happy.  I moved them when I enlarged this bed in October and I must not have done it properly.  If spring doesn't restore them I definitely will buy replacements.   I miss their pink blossoms.


September 2010

A small bottle brush planted in the corner with some blue-eyed grass and red pentas has almost reached the top of the six-feet tall fence.

April 2010

There was only one bloom flush from the bottle brush tree in 2010.  Hopefully, it will offer more blooms in 2011.  I think it was just growing so much it didn't have the energy to bloom. 


September 2010

 The cannas in this picture from September are now dormant and the red pentas are brown crispiness, but the bottle brush tree and the blue-eyed grass are still holding the corner with green. 


April 2010

 I ventured into roses this year with the purchase of Belinda's Dream.  She was just a tiny little thing barely tall enough to be seen behind the zinnias in April.

September 2010

By September, she was about three feet tall and she bloomed continuously all year.  Even in December she was putting out buds and blooms. 

November 2010

Now, she is about 4-1/2 feet tall.  I am going to prune her in late February.  Yes, I'm scared.

May 2010

The big project for the year was the entry-way garden.  This had lots of color all summer from the caladiums and impatiens.   The poor little gardenia tree was felled by mealybugs. 

July 2010

Even after the caldiums went to sleep in the fall, the pentas and impatiens, and mona lavender kept the color going. 

November 2010

 Now that the impatiens and pentas have been layed waste by the cold, the liriope, African iris, bromeliads and a new Yuletide camellia have kept this area full of green color with splashes of red. 

I have appreciated your company on this little tour of reminicence. When I started this blog I didn't realize that I would be entering a large community of gardeners.  This past year has been very rewarding having so many other helpful gardeners to come along beside me while I shared my gardening joys and pains.  Thank you for visiting My Garden Path.  I hope you'll return often.