June 20, 2015
Better yet, here is a website with DIY instructions on how to build one! ►Build a Bug Hotel.
This looks incredibly easy! I must do this!
The Asian lilies are blooming. The daylilies have just begun to bloom. There will be a steady progression of varying colors as each variety blooms at its own pace. These yellow Asian lilies are so huge and gorgeous! I love this picture!
The Liatris is blooming! This perennial is so easy to grow and the bees love it! This mass of flowers came from a single plant, years ago. There is now a wall of Liatris at the edge of the driveway, separating the drive from the backyard. They are really carefree and are so beautiful en masse. Just like a painting, I have spread little pockets of Liatris and their lovely lavender color throughout the garden, transplanting from one bed to another.
The dahlias are just beginning to open their blossoms. I am so excited to see what colors I have this year! I have planted several of the smaller dahlias from a variety package and the package claimed the plants should not grow over two foot tall. The severe winter last year killed my dahlias, which I have had for years. They were quite tall and it was hard to keep them staked, so I opted for a lower growing variety. I miss the big ones though.
Remember the wall planter from my May post? This is what it looked like just a few days ago on the seventeenth of June! It continues to grow. Fortunately, while I was away at the beach, my youngest son watered my flowers. He said we had several days in the nineties so it is a good thing he did! I might have come home to dried up plants.
You can also see the burlap liner looks pretty good. The cable ties are keeping the burlap liner in place really well. Isn’t it amazing what a difference there is in a few weeks of growth?
The babies have arrived! The pair of doves has dutifully set on their nest day and night for weeks. When we came home from vacation, we were surprised to find these little cuties in the nest.
These pictures were so easy to capture because the birds just sit there. The cardinal, on the other hand, teases me. He’s there and as soon as I am ready for the shot, he jumps behind the leaves of the crabapple tree or he flies to the other side of the tree. My attempts thus far have been out of focus or missing part of him, but I have not given up yet.
It is amazing how Mother Nature continues her work, whether we notice or not. Whether we are here to notice or not, we can rest assured the garden continues to change.
