Peace is the overwhelming mood in the backyard at Glover Gardens today. The flowers are still blooming bright, and birds and butterflies are enjoying the first day of fall alongside us.

While I love a party that’s all about me (like last year) or a splurge at a foodie-worthy restaurant (like most years), a stay-at-home, restful evening was just the ticket for this year’s birthday.

The blooms at Glover Gardens are bursting with colorful chaos, almost singing aloud their joy at opening their faces to the sun, preening in their magnificence. I can’t go outside without stopping to admire each one, and feeling the peace of nature wash over me like waves crashing along the shoreline.

A gallery of beautiful hibiscus to remember what it’s like when it’s not the dead of winter, and a poem about hibiscus dreams and springtime memes.

We haven’t even started decorating for the holidays at Glover Gardens yet due to some work travel, but the yard got into the spirit and decorated itself.

The hibiscus were the star of the garden this weekend. And the butterflies and birds were very photogenic, too.

Mahogany Splendor is a beautiful and unique hibiscus variety and we’re trying again after losing ours in the big Texas freeze of 2021.

You never know what you’ll find here on the pages of Glover Gardens, “a multi-faceted blog for multi-faceted people”.

A digital postcard from Glover Gardens with scarlet Lord Baltimore blooms.

Photos from home keep me grounded in Glover Gardens when I travel.

A hibiscus blooms as Hurricane Harvey looms, a reminder of nature’s beauty.

A gift of a live and blooming hibiscus, with a heartfelt haiku to celebrate Dad’s life.

I love hibiscus! Here are a few of my favorite Glover Gardens hibiscus pics, a late-summer garden digital postcard.