‘Tis the season…
Category: garden
The last sunflower bites the dust…
Savagely beheaded and consumed by a squirrel.
Doing a last minute bit of pollinating…
Time is growing short…
Ever wonder where butterflies sleep?
Well, wonder no more. The answer is…in trees.
What’s growing in the garden?
The balsam was beautiful this year.
Sunflowers…
Black-eyed susan vine, as usual…
Moonflower, a night-bloomer, and a descendent of the seeds our old neighbor George gave us decades ago.
Another sunflower…
And the cutest sunflower, the teddy bear variety.
Marvels of Peru!
AKA, Four o’ Clocks (because that’s when they bloom), bringers of color and happiness at the dreary, hot end of summer.
What, besides lilies, were in the garden in June?
Daisies…
…zinnias…
…honeysuckle…
…bottlebrush…
…nasturtiums…
…borage…
…roses…
…dahlias…
…and gladiolas!
And yes, my allergies were awful. It was worth it.
June begins…with lilies!
They come in many colors, but this one is my favorite.
This display was not as abundant this year.
We re-organized the flower bed, so had to dig up the bulbs and move them around.
They weren’t terribly happy about it.
But they’ll get back into the swing of things next year.
They were still beautiful to look at.
Soon…
The lilies are ready to blow!
From the outside to the inside…
The best part is growing them yourself.