My Backyard Wildflower Experiment Continues

This summer I've been doing an "experiment" in my back yard. I have left my back yard mostly un-mown, motivated in part by curiosity over what I might find, and in part by laziness and distaste for mowing in hot Texas summers (even not quite as hot as usual Texas summer). That and our lawnmower ran out of gas nearly as soon as I started in the back yard last time I tried (luckily I had finished the front)...and it took a while to refill it.

Well, I've discovered a lot of wildflowers gems already!  And here's what's blooming wild in my backyard now!

Sunflowers!

This little white lovely!

What is this?  I'd love to know!

And WHATEVER this is!

Seriously, what is this?  I don't think I like this one.

Probably gonna chop it down...and I do mean chop.  It's huge!

If you want to see more gorgeous blooms,

or share what's blooming in your garden

head on over to Garden Bloom Day 

and Today's Flowers.

You can also check out more wildflowers at

Wildflower Wednesday!

Todays Flowers - Horsemint Mosaic

Horsemint is a fascinating plant to take pictures of. It can look raggedy out in a field (espcially after it's dried a little in the Texas sun), but is delicate and lacy up close. 

So, I decided to feature photos of horsemint for Mosaic Monday, and to show it off in Today's Flowers too!  I used the Mosaic tool on Big Hugh Labs to make this mosaic.