I usually say that June is the best month for our gardens. But this year it looks like July will be. We had a very wet and mostly cool June and some flowers held off blooming. But, oh my, the yard is bright with monarda, lilies, roses, coneflower and many others. Here are a few examples:
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| A different view of the garden border looking toward the house. |
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| The west side of the shed, in shade, but full of color. |
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| I have no idea what this lily's name is, but the yellow flower in there is basket flower, a perennial variety of centaurea (bachelor button.) |
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| Tiger Lily |
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| Sitting area near the pond. |
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| Part of the herb garden. Gotta love larkspur and calendula for easy color! |
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| The newest bed in the side yard. I think I will move those monarda - too tall for this spot. |
Even though we have many garden beds, and can be a lot of work in the spring, right now it's not too bad. I try to get to the weeds early in the season, so that by midsummer I just have to go through each bed every other week or so. And I usually like to do the weeding. It can be relaxing. Though I have to say that the mosquitoes are driving us crazy right now, so doing anything in the yard takes preparation (bug spray, long sleeves, etc.) Yuck! Not so relaxing:)
I hope everyone had a great 4th! We had a wonderful party with friends and family. Lots of swimming, eating, and laughing. But I just wasn't taking pictures. Too busy having a good time, I guess!
5 comments:
Cindy, you have such Beautiful gardens! I so wish I liked to garden. it kills me to do the little bit that I do! LOL! Mosquitos are awful here too. I went out to water the hanging baskets last night and was almost carried away! LOL!
Have a great week
xoxo
vivian
Good Tuesday morning, Cindy! It is such a pleasure to read your post! The gardens are beautiful! I've not been following along with Blogger as I did for awhile, so I've missed a few posts, probably. xo Nellie
Your garden is lovely and we both are getting hit hard with rain! My larkspur has not popped yet, but your probably a zone warmer than were I am. I love to garden like you and the weeds seem to love the rain. It seems they pop up really quickly!
Your garden is fabulous! I love monarda, and the hummingbirds that it seems to draw. Our garden is finally taking off after a cold, wet spring and I enjoy being out there so much. This is the season I love best :)
Your gardens are beautiful, worth all the hard work! So many lovely flowers and your weeding regime seems to have worked very well. Happy weekend.
Helen xox
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