Silent Sunday – Drought Resistant Bed

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Eliza Waters
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56 Responses to Silent Sunday – Drought Resistant Bed

  1. Dale's avatar Dale says:
    July 8, 2023 at 11:16 pm

    So pretty! Love this.

  2. Isha Garg's avatar Isha says:
    July 9, 2023 at 1:28 am

    Such a pretty, meditative spot

  3. greendreamsswe's avatar Maria says:
    July 9, 2023 at 1:44 am

    A drought resistant bed seem like a wise choice for the future.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      July 9, 2023 at 10:09 am

      Yes, this bed sailed through last year’s drought with ease. This year they are getting a lot of rain and seem fine with that as well. 🙂

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  5. Sheree's avatar Sheree says:
    July 9, 2023 at 2:54 am

    So colourful

  7. elena delle selve's avatar Elena Delle Selve says:
    July 9, 2023 at 3:50 am

    WOW!!🤩🤩💛🌻🌻

  8. Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes's avatar Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes says:
    July 9, 2023 at 4:47 am

    Something to think seriously about, in our rapidly warming world…

  10. shoreacres's avatar shoreacres says:
    July 9, 2023 at 6:23 am

    Yet another combination of purple and gold: so attractive!

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      July 9, 2023 at 10:02 am

      Thank you, Linda. I believe one can find a plant for every situation. This was a tough spot with hot sun and dry soil. These plants have no problem with that.

  12. Alice's avatar Alice says:
    July 9, 2023 at 7:55 am

    Thriving! What is the coral flower? Looks like a good Hummingbird plant.

  13. Val T Boyko's avatar Val Boyko says:
    July 9, 2023 at 9:12 am

    Lovely combinations 💐

  14. Steve Gingold's avatar Steve Gingold says:
    July 9, 2023 at 9:37 am

    Lovely! They must feel like they are swimming lately. 🙂

  15. Cathy's avatar Cathy says:
    July 9, 2023 at 11:12 am

    Lovely combination of lavender with yellow. What are the yellow flowers Eliza? Has it dried out now then after your very wet spell?

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      July 9, 2023 at 3:48 pm

      Thank you, Cathy. The yellow is Sedum rupestre, the gray-green foliage variety. It is still raining, warm and humid, and the forecast this week looks like more of the same with a few sunny hours in between. Yesterday, we got 1.5″ in a little over an hour! We are in an astounding weather pattern this summer, a sharp contrast to last summer’s severe drought. We seem to go from one extreme to the other.

  16. sandyjwhite's avatar sandyjwhite says:
    July 9, 2023 at 11:25 am

    Looks like the flowers are quite content!

  17. Kris P's avatar Kris P says:
    July 9, 2023 at 12:02 pm

    These days everyone needs one – or more – of those! Looking good, Eliza!

  18. Andrea Stephenson's avatar Andrea Stephenson says:
    July 9, 2023 at 1:43 pm

    Those colours look lovely together.

  19. Debbie's avatar Debbie says:
    July 9, 2023 at 3:42 pm

    Nature is certainly adaptive, isn’t she? Lovely color combinations — you have such a green thumb, Eliza!

  20. Tina's avatar Tina says:
    July 9, 2023 at 5:36 pm

    Blue and yellow, with a smattering of pink and white–that’s just about perfect!!

  21. belindagroverphotography's avatar belindagroverphotography says:
    July 9, 2023 at 5:50 pm

    Beautiful shapes and colours as far as the eye can see!

  22. Steve Schwartzman's avatar Steve Schwartzman says:
    July 9, 2023 at 9:56 pm

    Couldn’t help thinking, based on your title, about how drought-resistant—or not—the beds that we sleep in are.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      July 10, 2023 at 11:10 am

      Goodness, what a thought! I do know they say we sweat over a cup of water each night (some more than others I assume) and absorbent clothing and bedding is helpful!

  23. Gary A. McMahon's avatar Gary A. McMahon says:
    July 9, 2023 at 10:01 pm

    Pretty, pretty, pretty! Oh, what a great time of the year!

  24. Widdershins's avatar Widdershins says:
    July 10, 2023 at 1:32 am

    Adapting to these Interesting Times.

  25. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    July 10, 2023 at 7:54 am

    A lovely, colorful arrangement! Will they bloom all summer long?

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      July 10, 2023 at 10:41 am

      Thank you, Barbara. The lavender might send up some more buds, but this is the big show. I’ll cut it all back and it’ll go back to gray-green textures, still pretty though.

  26. denisebushphoto's avatar denisebushphoto says:
    July 17, 2023 at 1:18 pm

    Are you getting rain? Friends in South Jersey are saying there has been a lot. We need some rain now … it’s been awhile.

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