July Bloom Day

It's garden bloggers bloom day. Thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting. I missed the June bloom day but went out today and took many pictures of the gardens. We received another heavy rain last night so some things don't look as fresh as they could. It's also a transition time where flowers like the lilies are about finished while the day lilies, coneflowers and hydrangeas are just getting started with their show. We have had a lot of rain this summer so total garden watering has been minimal. It's also another cooler summer so my heat loving veggies have not taken off very quickly again this year but still an improvement over last year. Here's what's blooming today. Warning-photo overload, too much prettiness to stop with just a few. (and ignore the weeds please)

My timber steps on the eat side of the house.

Hydrangea 'Invicibelle Sprirt'- one of my favorites and right outside the back door

calla lily

Coneflower hybrid that is doing well this year

Rudbeckia 'Cherokee Sunset' all from two plants that were exactly the same when I planted them. Self seed in this garden

Liatris 'Kobold'

The tumble hill garden behind the garage.

Rose 'Lady Elsie May'

Self seeded milkweed- the butterflies have arrived and are enjoying this

Honeysuckle



Bush cucumber blossoms

and green beans too

Honeysuckle 'Pink Lemonade'

a new Heuchera

Lone flower on 'Twist n Shout' hydrangea

'Little Lamb' Hydrangea-another favorite and great bloomer

'Cancun' Lily

The daylily parade begins

not a daylily either but lily 'Peach Pixie'

not a daylily but Lily 'Cappucino'

with blue delphiniums

Crazytunia 'Terra cotta'-I love any flowers that are terracotta colored

Gallardia

Monardas

 

Surprisingly these pansies just keep on blooming.

 

Hydrangea 'Quickfire'- soon they will begin turning lovely shades of pink