[Bon of Babble]

I have a patch of sedum for my pup that I bought at Lowe's - he loves it, especially since I no longer have lawns.

We are enduring quite a heat wave in SoCal, temps up to 110, 108 expected to day and over 100 for most of next week.

We are also under a no-outdoor-watering mandate starting tomorrow for 15 days while pipes are being fixed somewhere - watering by hand is OK. Thank God. The new trees in my median wouldn't last 15 days w/0 water.

Glad I switched over to water-wise plants, mostly.

This is a "Purple Jack" plumeria that decided to make an appearance - I've had it for years and its flowers are few and far between:

I recently attended an outdoor dahlia show in San Francisco - I cannot grow them in Southern California, have had no luck and rarely see them in outdoor gardens here:

And my helpers, who are not enjoying the high heat, not at all:

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I can SMELL that Plumeria every time you post a picture of one. One of my favorite scents. :)