GPE #3 : Maddie, the Mistress Borghese's "upright perk"

 

M I S T R E S S  M A D D I E

 

 Here we are again at the Casa du Borghese and I still don't know what things are called and still just plant things even if I'm not sure of their requirements.  Needless to say, I think it was a banner season in the garden as it gave color from spring right through the summer and even still has some color currently. 

 

I think the cassia or the popcorn plant, and the wildflower garden were my favorite this year, and the flamingo plant was a new favorite that brought a smile.

 

 

And what's not to like about pansies and coneflower?

 

 

The roses smelled heavenly this year.

 

 

 All in all I was quite pleased with my talent or lack of.  Unfortunately, the moon platters went more sideways this year, instead of the upright perk they usually have.

Warning: Moon platters ahead*

 

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 Thank you, Mistress Maddie!  That was certainly a bright and colourful foray into your flora and foliage.  

 It looks like a couple of last year's photos (salvias and datura "Ballerina") got mixed up in the batch you sent this year, so I took the liberty of replacing them with some from your blog, namely that gorgeous foxglove, and the lovely pink geum above it on the right (I couldn't find exact replacements, I'm sorry).

 

 

* Just trying out some spoiler code to see if it flummoxes the prudish Blogger gnomes who slapped the entirety of last year's moon-containing finale behind an adult content warning!  The puritanical pests.