The begonias live

We had a bit of frost this past week, just enough to nip some of the flowers. I brought the begonias inside and hope to keep them over the winter. I've done this before and kept one for several years, moving in outside when the weather was warm. 

The yellow begonia got nipped and I've removed the damaged parts and hope it will survive the winter. The plant looks like it has two different species in one pot. The leaves are slightly different and the bloom colors are bright to pale yellow. 

The pink begonia survived the frost and it looks good. It has never had a lot of blooms but I think I had it in too much shade. It will be a bright spot in the house this winter.

The suggestions for begonias in winter is to let dig them up and them go dormant, the natural cycle. That's just more work than I'm going to do. We'll see what happens.

They need water

For some reason, I've not watered the flowers in a week or so. I guess I thought... if I thought about it at all... since the mornings have been cool and damp the flowers were just fine. Not. When I sat down with a cup of coffee this morning and looked out the window, my beautiful yellow begonia was drooped over the pot. No, not frostbit but totally and thoroughly dry. It's a living breathing thing and I let it almost die of thirst. I watered everything. And cleaned the birdbath.

I don't understand morning glories. They are absolutely gorgeous right now, full and trailing. They seem to bloom late, July or so, but maybe it's the cooler days? I don't know but I want them where I can see them next year. They're behind the garage and only the neighbors across the alley and the trash men see them.

Across the street the roses are still blooming and tomatoes are still on the vines. A few more weeks of flowers, I hope. Enjoy.