This last month did not go as planned, like most of my life, but the garden’s alive with color! A nasty virus took me out for a week. I am never sick! After that week, we went on a vacation to St. Augustine, Florida. Even though the flowers were neglected during that time, they have continued to grow and bloom. Isn’t this wall of Annabelle hydrangea gorgeous?
The magnolia tree we planted earlier, which you can see in the background, has shoots on it that have grown about fourteen inches! The white petunias in the painted pots have grown and are now spilling out of them.
Each June, as the flowers begin to open up, I consider that maybe we should take a vacation at another time. A week or more of absence from the flower gardens is huge in June and I hate to leave. All of the Asian lilies that Aidan gave me for Mother’s Day four years ago were already bloomed when we got back. Aren’t these gorgeous?
There was a lot of work to do, weeding, pruning, and cleaning the pond filter.
The butterfly weed has grown and is blooming. As expected, it is a nice contrast to the lavender colored blossoms on the butterfly bush. I’ve already seen a little hummingbird moth on the butterfly bush! The yellow is also echoed by the big yellow daylilies.
The red daylilies have begun to bloom, too. Look at this beautiful variety, ‘Pardon Me’. This is all happening too fast! Unfortunately, summer always seems to fly.
These Easter lilies were given to me last year by my niece, Kate. They are blooming right now and are just gorgeous. They are planted alongside the Asian lilies on the southwest side of the house.
The ‘Don Juan’ red climbing roses on the arbor are also blooming. They are big and gorgeous and smell wonderful, too.
Dave’s pepper plants in the pot are loaded with peppers. He chose two different varieties this spring. ‘Chilly Chili’ is the white variety. They apparently turn red as they ripen. This variety earned the ‘All-America Selections’ award.
The purple plant, I believe, is ‘Purple Flash’. It has small round dark purple, almost black, peppers on the plant. Dave grew them last year and wanted another plant this year.
There is a lot of yellow in the garden this year. I like the way it pulls your eye through the landscape and even onto the patio. You can’t help but smile when you see the cheery yellow flowers. Yes, The Garden’s Alive With Color!
