[Bon of Babble]

We are enjoying amazing cool, overcast weather here in So Cal - we haven't seen the sun in days, that along with heavy drizzle. This gives bedding plants more time to settle in and set down roots before our heat sets in. Roses don't like it, though, and have stopped blooming.

This is an all-volunteer larkspur army that has made themselves at home in my back garden - I didn't plant a one of them:

I found a chocolate rose that I've been looking for for a while now and added it to my collection. Very unusual, hope the color comes out OK:

And from my dedicated bee garden, bees don't seem to like the cool weather and haven't been around much. These bee-friendly flowers are waiting:

My Helpers!

[ArcadeQuarters]

Great looking helpers!

[tob2]

Beautiful pictures.