Wow, do we have a great FotoFriday ths week! We have a series of photos from Mary Ellen showing the progression of a neighborhood garden she designed. Mary Ellen writes:
Experimenting with annuals can be great fun. I test different annuals each year when planting large in-ground or small container designs. Sometimes I begin with the design or pattern, then decide on the annuals. Other times I choose the annuals then figure out the design. The Star Garden, installed in a common space in my neighborhood a few years ago, began with the pattern. Then I chose annuals with varying heights, colors, textures, and long bloom time. In a public space where access to water is limited I try to use heat and drought tolerant plants. For this pattern I used purple salvia, pink geranium, and white wax begonia.
Site preparation and pattern layout
Three weeks after planting
Seven weeks after planting
Linda submitted photos and information about Ixora coccinea (common names – Jungle Geranium, Flame of the Woods, and Jungle Flame). She writes:
This is a flowering plant from Southern India. It is often seen in Florida used as decorative shrubs and hedges. The leaves are glossy and leathery. There are many varieties of this plant (about 500) and comes in various colors of yellow, pink and orange. It’s now in bloom. I love the clusters of small tubular flowers. I keep it in my master bathroom where there is bright light and a heated floor. It does make a great house plant in a container. It will usually bloom from November and often it continues to bloom until February. I’ve had it now for about four years and it never has let me down. It always gives me a boost when everything else is fading. These’s a bit of maintenance during the flowering time when the individual flowers begin to fall; but it’s well worth it.
Monroe County Master Gardener Association 
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