It's the second most wonderful time of the year. Christmas is still the most wonderful time and I celebrated Christmas in July with Hallmark's ornament debut weekend and holiday movies on the Hallmark channel last week. Anyway, I love this time of the year when the garden is in full growing mode and full of beautiful blooms.
First the highlights of perennials blooming this month:
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Trumpet flowered gallardia |
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Quickfire hydrangea |
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Visions in Red astilbe |
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Star hydrangea |
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Invincibelle Spirit hydrangea(a little flopped from storms we've had recently) |
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William Baffin rose-still my favorite with blooms all summer |
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love this area of my deck garden with Bloomstruck hydrangea, Candy Cat catmint, blue Glitter sea holly, and a hardy lavender |
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new Musicbox rose |
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a painted lady on the coneflowers |
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part of the B, B and B garden(butterfly, bee and bird) |
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Lovely milkweed-the monarch caterpillars love it too |
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oldest flower in my gardens, an old double daylily |
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Summerwind daylily |
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daylily row along fence |
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Blackberry Candy |
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Potosi |
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Hyperion and Chicago Arnie's Choice |
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Raspberry Pixie |
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Pink Lemonade honeysuckle |
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Karl Forrester grass |
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The fairy fun garden (some of the hosta roots were damaged by digging critters last fall and winter)
So many blooms but wait there's more. Here's the annuals:
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Scaevola- fan flower, a non stop bloomer |
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New fountain and annuals |
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begonia I've had for several years now |
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Love my fuchsias! |
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pink Portulaca-all star bloomer |
Raspberry Ice boganvillea- new this year, will winterover in the house
Terracotta Crazytunia-second year buying this, great bloomer and unique colors
Twister Red verbena
Water hyacinth and tiny Siberian pink cups in water garden
Hope everyone is enjoying this growing season wherever you are. Thanks to Carol at May Dreams gardens for hosting bloom day.
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