Happy July 4th to all my USA friends here on Hive. It is hard to believe that July is here when it just seems like spring finally rolled around after a long winter.
This will be a quick update on what's bloomed this week around the gardens.
Two of my favorite Day Lilies are in full swing and I just adore the color combinations on them.
I have this one group of Asiatic Lilies that have survived over many years since being planted. They are at the edge of the little pond and wow; did they have a lot of blooms this year.
The Stocks and Snapdragons I grew from seed are just now starting to bloom and the bright pink is a nice contrast to the Shasta Daisies.
I was delighted to see the Crocosmia Lucifer bulbs survived the harsh winter, and they have all come back in different places except a few that had squirrel bites taken out. I grow this red Salvia every year for the Hummingbirds as it is one of their favorite flowers in the Butterfly Garden.
This past week the Pink Poppies bloomed that reseeded themselves from last year. I swear once you plant poppies you will have them forever in a garden bed. They can tend to take over and smother whatever is nearby them. I tend to only leave a few to enjoy and pull most of them out when I'm planting my annuals.
All of the Foxglove got cut back and most of them pulled out since they are a Biennial plant. I have already started seeds in a tray for next year's garden. The Shasta Daisies are stunning this summer, and I have a volunteer plant growing in the middle of my firepit. I will transplant it after it stops blooming. It will go into this garden on the left side to balance this bed.
One of my favs, this Monarda is so pretty, and I just love the soft pink color of it's flowers. The butterflies always seem to enjoy it when they discover this garden that's just to attract them. ♥
I still have Clematis blooming on the trellises, which is surprising. This purple one is a new one that I purchased this spring. It is just now growing up one of the birdhouse posts and it has a decent number of buds.
Lastly, the Calendula are beginning to flower, and I have them scattered here and there to attract the bees to the vegetable garden. I like to plant them and Marigolds throughout to help ensure that the flowers on all the veggies get pollinated. They do a wonderful job for me. Where would we be without all the bees?
That's it for today's #gardenjournal update for the first week of July. Have a wonderful day everyone.
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