This verbena on my deck is still going strong. Maybe this is one of those years where the flowers last until Thanksgiving! - Craig

Here's another interesting crape myrtle, this one used as a groundcover. Photo thanks to crapemyrtles.net.

There's an interesting question on the blog from a transplanted New Yorker about crape myrtles. Here's a photo of a Delta Blush crape myrtle, thanks to crapemyrtles.net.

Maybe one more peony this week: This one is Belleville. Photo thanks to 4peonies.com.

Here's another great-looking peony. Photo thanks to 4peonies.com.

It's turned into peony week in the photo gallery, thanks to a question earlier on the blog about peonies. Here's "Abalone Pearl" thanks to 4peonies.com.

There's a good question and answer on the blog today about overwintering peonies. Here's a sharp peony called "Aristocrat", photo thanks to 4peonies.com.

Interesting question on the blog today about daylilies and winter. Here's a variety called "Wild" with photo thanks to americanmeadows.com.

Here's one more rex begonia, this one called Green Tiger. Truthfully, I hd no idea there was such variety. this photo from rexbegonias.com. - Craig

I got intrigued by the "Escargot" rex begonia that was up Thursday so here's another rex, thanks to mobot.org. This all started with a blog question about how to keep rex and angel wing begonias going over the winter.

Here's a weird-looking begonia, but kind of cool. There was an interesting question today on the blog -- check it out -- about trying to save rex and angel wing begonias for the winter. This photo thanks to boomanfloral.com.

Can water hyacinths be saved indoors through the winter? That was a question this week. Here's a good photo from aquaplant.tamu.edu. It's pretty enough to want to save, that's for sure.

To read a story about the pleasures of dogwoods, click here.

There was a question over the weekend about transplanting a Blue Star juniper. In case you were wondering what one of those looks like, here it is, photo courtesy of seedlingsrus.com. Nice looking juniper!

It's late in the year to be thinking about hummingbirds -- but there's always next year to plan for. Columbine is one plant that attracts hummers. To read more about gardening for wildlife, click here. Photo thanks to burpee.com.

It was a good year for bees in KC. Lupine is one way to attract bees to your gardens, and for other ways to garden for wildlife, click here. Photo thanks to gorgetopgardens.com.

Here's a great looking alyssum, photo thanks to panamaseeds.com. To read more about the Clear Crystal series of alyssum and how well it goes with pansies, click here.

From one of the many blog questions this weekend -- can tropical hibiscus plants be overwintered indoors. The answers is yes, Dennis says. Here's a nice one, "Valentine's Day," photo thanks to exotic-hibiscus.com.

Judy Aull mentioned abelia as a go-to plant in her blog post this week. It's an evergreen shrub. Here's a good look at abelia grandiflora, thanks to finegardening.com.

A recent blog post asks about leaves falling so early from chokeberry bushes. But at least the berries remained. Here's a photo from paghat.com.