Impatiens and plectranthus
Canna
Rosa Gertrude Jekyll
Rosa Bonica, I think, with a green bug.
Dahlia Bishop of Llandaff with honey bee
Hardy fuchsias
Kaffir lily, Schizostylis coccinea, under attack
Crocosmia
Sedum spectable with tiny butterfly.
Second bloom of Spirea Magic Carpet with bumble bee.
These guys, garden spiders, are everywhere. Ugh. Webs in the face.
Orange cosmos with honey bee.
Sweet peas
French marigolds
Chocolate sunflower
Companula
Crocosmia and nepeta
Hardy geranium ( cranesbill)
White variegated sedum
Oregon Grape - native mohonia
One of our tall native dogwoods is re-blooming.
Winged seeds on Japanese maple
Not pretty, the mole and raccoon damage continues.
Bumble bee lifting the skirt of the fuchsia ballerina.
A great motto - Live, laugh, love. Eat chocolate.
Abutilon
Pelargonium (geranium) Persian Queen
Hydrangea blooms in two stages-old and new.
The full moon maple in the front yard is dropping seeds onto the sidewalk
Echeverias
Mixed planting and volunteers in new bed by the driveway
Lower back yard - the sunny part of the garden
Your flowers are beautiful! I bet you have had it with the moles and that raccoon. You could live trap the coon. Hope you cool off! We are cool here the high was 65 F here today...headed for lows in the 40's tonight:)
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful. Sorry about those moles. They did make a mess. I don't think we get them in Texas or, at least, I've never seen them. Of course with the raccoons and possums, I don't think there is much yard left to be shared by creatures of the night.
ReplyDeleteToday (Sunday) is just lovely in our part of the woods. Because of you, I know many more flowers by name. Thank you! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour certainly have a beautiful garden, stunning blooms everywhere a feast for the eyes.
ReplyDeleteIt really must be hot if you don't want to walk or garden. Love the photo trip you took us on instead. It is evidently not too hot for the flowers for they look marvelous.
ReplyDeleteYou sure have a beautiful yard and garden!
ReplyDeleteYour mixed bouquets are amazing. In fact, all your flowers are amazing. I did not know that a variegated Sedum existed. Hmmm. I wonder if I could make room for one...
ReplyDeleteToday has been absolutely splendid with temps in the low 80s. All your flower arrangements are better than a florist would do but I especially love the sweet peas. Thanks for the book suggestion on my blog. I ordered it immediately.
ReplyDeleteAh pretty flowers---a wonderful time of the year.
ReplyDeleteYes it has been hot hot hot but not quite so hot up here in the Stanwood/Conway area. We topped out at 87 but too hot nonetheless.
I have cut back or taken out a lot of plants here---dead or dying and then again new flowers continue.
Love the weather yesterday and today. As you said our wonderful marine air making a comeback.
MB
I simply can't imagine having flowers pretty enough to pick and bring inside. The sweet peas are just beautiful! I haven't missed looking at any of your latest posts, but for some reason just when I start to leave a comment, my husband calls me or needs the computer.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I don't so much mind the 90 degree days when the nights cool off but the couple of evenings that stayed hot were a bit rough.
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