Beauty For Just a Day....

Daylily, Chicago Star.

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~

Back From Camp...

Another year at 

Buttercup Camp,

has come and gone. 

And, we're all back home.

We had rain here, while I was gone.

Mr. P. held down the fort.

There was another bloom on the Blue Hour iris.

And, finally we had a daylily bloom.

I think it's Miss Amelia.

The Blue Eyed Grass in the Deer Grove has been pretty.

I tried moving some...not sure it's going to take.

For the first time since we've lived here,

the Twisted Yuccas in the Deer Grove has bloomed.

(tomato cages are to keep the deer from eating the blooms.)

So pretty...

The Larksprur is still blooming.

It's my first year to get it to bloom.

Actually, I had nothing to do with it, but throwing out seeds.

The Monarda, Peter's Purple, is putting on a show.

Speaking of putting on a show..

My daughter sent this photo, of the ginger at her new/old house.

They bought a 1910 Queen Anne earlier this year.

It has an amazing garden. I need to do a whole blog post,

just on this garden, and all the things they keep finding.

Pretty things....

Oh...and did we have fun at Camp?

Ummmm....I'd say yes.

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~

Daylilies....

The garden here has been well behind others in the area.

We had a hard frost right at the end of February, that set things way back.

At first, I thought maybe the Daylilies were going to take the year off.

No signs at all of buds coming up.

But lately, they've been showing some blooms. 

Here are a few:

Chicago Star...a large, seven inch bloom.

My favorite, Fair Country Winds.

Pandora's Box

Pardon Me...this one used to be red. Not sure what happened.

There are more, just starting to bud. They all need to be moved to more sun.

It's good to see their pretty faces, in the midst of all our recent rain.

Lights up the day a little.

Hope your days are going well.

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~

Bloomday, for June 2014.....

Here I go again....a day late.

But, I wanted to join
Carol at May Dreams Garden
for Bloomday.

There are several things blooming here.
I'll show you a few pictures, with few words.

 Daylily...'Chicago Star'

New Zealand Impatiens

 Jerusalem Sage/plomis fruticosa

 Lantana

 Monarda 'Peter's Purple' and Lantana

 Periwinkle/ vinca

 Impatiens

 Pink Turk's Cap

 Marigold

 Autumn Sage/salvia greggii

 Mealy Blue Sage/salvia farinacea

Purple Heart Bloom/setcreasea pallida

There are a few more.
But, this will do for now.

What's blooming in your garden?
Go over to Carol's, and see what's blooming, around the world.

www.maydreamsgardens.com

Blogger is being squirrely....again.


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'Til later...
Take care...
~~Linda~~

Day Lily, Day Lily, Day Lo.....

Those of you old enough to remember that song,

know it was

Hi Lili, Hi Lili, Hi Lo.

But, hey....I needed a title.

And, the daylilies are doing really well this year.

Especially compared to the last couple of years.

Maybe it's the rain....or, the extra nitrogen.

I've moved them around so much, I'm not sure what the names are on most.

This one though, has to be Chicago Star.

Tall, softly bright yellow, and a bloom 6-8 inches across.

Big and beautiful.

The marker by this one says Miss Amelia.

It just might be.  It's the right height and color.

It's going to have to be moved.  It's getting covered up by other plants.

And, it could use more sun.

But, isn't she pretty?

This, I know, is Pandora's Box.  

It's the only one I had this color....with the burgundy throat.

Small, and blooming at the feet of Chicago Star.

The marker by this one says Pardon Me.

But, it's not.  Not the one I remember...which is deep red.

It's a bit different colors, different times of day.

But, that's not deep red.

There are more buds coming, on plants close by.

Maybe Pardon Me will show up.

But, this one will do.  Doesn't matter if I know the name. 

She's pretty anyway.

I hope I get to see the ones on the way.

We're off to visit our daughter in Wyoming.

Yep....she moved AGAIN.

The plant sitters will let me know what's blooming.

And, I hope, keeping things alive.

I'll keep you posted.

'Til then....

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~

This and That....First Tuesday in June....

Welcome to June.

Seems we've fallen right into Summer.

Hot and Humid.

We did have some more rain, a few days ago.

Three quarters of an inch in the rain barrels.

It would be nice, if this rain every week or so would keep up.

I'm not going to count on it, though.

But, the plants are really loving it.

The Fenced Yard is doing better and better.

Things are beginning to fill in.

I'm hoping this combination lives up to my vision.

My plan is a lush FULL bed.

A lot of these plants are 'Deer Resistant'.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Not here!!!

At least they can't get to them through the fence.

This Lantana is in the front Island Bed.

So far, there are still blooms on it.

The deer don't seem to like the gold-colored blooms.

They do eat other colors.  At least the do in MY garden.

Other people in the neighborhood don't seem to have that problem.

The daylilies are beginning to bloom.

They're a little slower here.  I've always had evergreen daylilies before.

These are not.  Maybe that's the reason they're slower to bloom.

I'm liking this old, leaking fountain/planter.  It's taking off nicely.

I got two new Talavera pots, for Mother's Day.

My collection is growing.

In fact, I 'need' another one.  A dish size, for some small succulents.

I ran in to King's Feed, looking for one.

They didn't have what I want.  But, I did find a Peter's Purple Monarda.

It's a bit gangly.  But, some little new plants are there, too.

I bought two of these pots.  Now, I have to figure where to put them.

One will go here, where the Philippine Violet didn't make it.

The other one....I don't know yet. 

Now...what do I do with that two foot long stem?  Cut it back?

Yes, I got the joy of doing my civic duty.

See the summons no.?  That gave me good odds for NOT being chosen.

I came home early.

And, finally....everybody's got to believe in something.

I believe in OVER PLANTING pots.

But, hey...you don't have to wait as long to get that FULL look.

'Til next time....

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~