Color is everywhere in my gardens. Here's a sampling of 'what's blooming' for June's Garden Blogger's Bloom Day:
Front Gardens:
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| Top Left to Right, clockwise: Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus), Blazing Star (Liatris)--with Butterfly Weed, and BeeBalm (Monarda) |
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| L-R, clockwise: Indian Blanket Flower 'Mesa Yellow' (Gaillardia) with Dianthus, Hydrangea, Veronica 'Royal Candles', pink Guara |
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| There are at least 6 huge patches of Balloon Flower in the garden this year |
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| Russian Sage with Butterfly Weed interspersed with the red blooms of Salvia greggi |
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| Veronica 'Icicle' and 'Red Fox' |
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| More Coneflowers getting ready to bloom |
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| Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa) *Just brought this home from a plant sale at our Master Gardener's Teaching Garden |
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| This Coneflower looks diseased or damaged; not sure what is wrong with it! |
Front Porch:
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| Geraniums that I over-wintered from last year...in a cardboard box in the garage. They have come back nicely! |
Back Gardens:
Asiatic Lilies:
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| Woodland Pinkroot (Spigelia marilandica) |
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| Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) |
Hydrangeas with insect visitors:
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| Astilbe |
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| Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) |
Side Garden near garage:
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| Blackeyed Susan, Beebalm and the red bloom (center) of Coral Bells (Heuchera) 'Rave On' |
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| Daylilies and Carpet Roses |
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| Daylily |
Other Plants Blooming in Various Areas of the Gardens:
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| Japanese Aster going strong *from my friend Janet 'The Queen of Seaford'... |
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| Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) 'Major Wheeler' |
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| Spiderwort (Tradescantia) 'Sweet Kate' |
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Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) 'John Clayton'
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| Celandine Poppies (Stylophorum diphyllum) are still producing blooms! |
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| Rosa Rugosa |
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| Agastache 'Blue Boa' (new this year). |
Carpet Roses red, and pink:
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| Salvia |
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| Lavender |
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| Spurge (Euphorbia) 'Ascot Rainbow' |
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| False Spirea |
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| Aaron's Beard (St John's Wort) |
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| Green and Gold |
Many of the Hostas are now blooming (I would like to feature them in a future post).
Brazillian Verbena, Phlox, Catmint and even a Brunnera is blooming. Several water garden plants in my stream are also blooming. I have various containers with flowers such as petunias and impatience. And I want to show you what I did with some Succulents in containers and 'Watering Cans' that I punched holes in the bottoms and planted:
We are off to Maine to visit relatives all next week. I hope my garden survives while I'm gone;-)
If you'd like to see more blooms from around the globe, stop by Carol's
May Dreams Gardens for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day.
What gifts have you discovered today?
Until next time,
Words and photos ©Thanks for today.™, by Jan Huston Doble @ http://www.thanksfor2day.blogspot.com/
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