Yesterday, on the eve of Independence Day, the hibiscus put on a beautiful show of 8 red blooms. It was quite a treat!
Today, more beautiful blooms.
As if on cue, the Blue Mouse Ears hostas are really starting to bloom,
and the white asian lilies are blooming as well.
Happy Independence Day!
The hibiscus is blooming again! We had one bloom Monday, and blooms every day since. There are literally dozens of buds forming. I think it likes its new home on the patio. And, the squirrel repellent.
The red asian lilies wrapped up their bloom last week.
Along with another asian lily bunch.
The white asian lilies are the last to bloom and still have a few buds.
We also have a few Elodie bulbs in front from 15 years ago that bloom lightly. T I should refresh those. They have been gorgeous over the years.
We have two large pots of shamrocks I have over-wintered for years. I bought them as tiny potted plants at St. Patrick’s Day. They grew, and grew, and grew. I divided them and gave some away. Finally I decided the pots were the perfect size, and that’s what we have had for years.
The purple shamrocks are especially pretty in the garden. The leaves and flowers get so full they cascade over the side of the pot. It is quite a treat.
The green shamrock can be seen next to the magenta asian lilies.
Quite a few years back I planted forget-me-nots. We had lost my father-in-law and a beloved neighbor within weeks. It was a tough time. Gardening lends itself to seasons of expression.
Every year the forget-me-nots have come back better and better.
I have read, however, that they can be invasive. So although we let them mature and bloom, I am careful as to where I let them seed. I would not, for instance, plant them and leave them to naturalize up north, but here I can keep a close eye on them. I pluck them after bloom except farther back among the asian and day lilies, so they only seed in that area. They bloom first, but I love the lacy look that even the drying seeds form among the lilies.
The first hosta to have scapes, and blooms, is looking good next to the pink asian lilies.
The magenta asian lilies are very full now.
And the red asian lilies are starting to bloom.
The daylily scapes are coming up!
Always a wonderful sight!
If I could only choose one perennial, it would be daylilies – followed very closely by hostas, then asian lilies, then sedum.
These are Purple d’ Oro. Cannot wait, but we have to! Beauty takes its time.
Day 3 of the asian lily blooms – one more apricot bloom.
A bunch more pink blooms!
Still waiting on the red blooms
And the white ones are weeks away.
The squirrels have been very naughty. They dug up one of my daylily seedlings that I nurtured for 2 months from seed.
Was not happy about that. Repels granules are now on the way. So sorry squirrels …
But not these two. They are good 😉
The past few days have had just a hint of fall – a bit of crispness in the morning air, a few early leaves dropping, the seeds from the amur maple turning pink. (I will be pulling hundreds of seedlings again next spring, but right now they are beautiful.)
And the ‘Marque Moon’ daylilies are blooming abundantly – 28 blooms a few days ago!
The hummingbirds are also beginning to come by much more often, so both feeders are back out, and the butterflies are stopping long enough for me to catch a pic.
I am also starting to see the daylilies produce seed pods.
There will still be plenty of very warm days, but fall is starting to peek around the corner.
August is here. The grass starts to look tired. Every corner crevice needs to be swept at least once per week to prevent a webby effect, and it’s going from warm to nice to warm to nice.
This week was gorgeous. This weekend was a bit warm – high 80s and humid. Tomorrow is supposed to be 10°F cooler.
The dayliles are still beautiful and the hostas are in varying stages of bloom. The sedum look very full. Soon they will start to pink up.
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