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I used to show you pictures of different garden beds each Tuesday, but lately I seem to fall back to the Terrace Garden most often. It really is the most interesting of my beds! Here it is today:
The Coreopsis and Liatris are a bit past peak, but still have some color, and Shasta Daisy ‘Becky’ is still blooming her heart out. Monarda ‘Pink Supreme’ makes a nice splash of bright pink in the picture, but most of the blooms are past prime and need to be clipped. Obedient Plant ‘Crown Rose’ is at its height now, and though the Russian Sage is a bit beaten down, it still looks nice.
Newly opened this week is Hibiscus ‘Summerific Berrylicious’:
Blooms like this make August a little easier to take!
The Cosmos ‘Pink Sensation’ have finally started blooming as well. They had a nibbling visitor shortly after I transplanted them, so I’m happy to see them, even though they’re a bit delayed! You can catch a glimpse of them right in the center of this picture:
At the far end, in Dogwood Corner, the marigolds and Cleome look better than they did last week:
With the Kousa Dogwood growing bigger and casting more shade, next year may be the time to reconsider what I plant around it. Begonias may be a better choice than sun-loving marigolds, especially along the front edge! (The shadow in the picture is not from the Dogwood, but rather the trees across the street; the early morning sun had not yet climbed above them!)
Cathy at Words and Herbs hosts this weekly “Tuesday’s Views” party, which gives bloggers the opportunity to post wide-view pictures of their beds and track progress from week to week. If you have a chance, hop on over there and have a look! 
Cosmos and Cleome 
Looks so lovely Kimberley! That pink Hibiscus is gorgeous, and the pink Cosmos too. In fact, with the Cleome also in shades of pink and white I think that pink/white theme would look lovely under the dogwood too. I am afraid I have little knowledge of shade-loving plants though, as most of my garden gets full sun for most of the day. The Obedient Plant is still making a good show, even if it is going over. I do like its tall stems full of flowers. 🙂
I really like the Obedient Plant, too, though I wish I had planted it farther in the back of the bed! I suspect, though, that even if I had, it still would push its way to the front! It’s kind of a bully that way!
It’s a beautiful border – I bet the neighbors love to pass by your house!
Thank you, Eliza!
I love your terrace garden. Every time I see it, I smile. Thanks for sharing!
Oh, that is so sweet! Thanks, Beth!
Kimberley, your terrace garden is really looking nice this year! I especially love your ‘Summerific Berrylicious’ Hibiscus — and especially the name. 🙂 Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your gardens. -Beth
Thanks, Beth! I am really happy with that Hibiscus!
Has it really taken me this long to get to this post!?
Looking great as usual, what a nice summer border you have going on there. I really need to get up there some day, but the summer keeps slipping away, and to be honest I don’t know where it’s going….
My marigolds have also taken off now, which is a surprise since I thought they were all pretty much dead (which is where about half of them went) but the survivors seem to really appreciate the rain and the break from groundhog mowings…
Come on up any time! And yes, where the heck is summer going? It needs to slow down–in 11 short days, we take our son to college, and I just am. not. ready!