Fourth of July has come and gone, once again, and I find we are in the hottest days of summer. Day lilies are finally blooming and at the same time, wilting from the heat. The Shasta daisy blooms at the same time as the lilies and it requires little to no care. I have a patch way out back in a bed that is at it's best now. Most of the year it's rather unsightly, just green foliage. Now, the purple garden phlox is blooming, along with the daisy's. In the back of the little round bed, is a spreading mound of Obedience plant, that blooms pink.
Also, now is the second growth of the Knockout roses, but, unfortunately, the Japanese beetles have "hit" with a vengeance. I hate them!!!! I have tried Sevin, spray, both types. One I mix with water, one straight from the bottle. However, it only kills on contact of the bug, doesn't prevent them from munching. So, I find "picking" them off and dumping them in water works OK. Anyone have some home remedy that works, I am listening. I did Pintrest it, but didn't come up with anything especially new.
I have planted a few new Balloon flowers (purple) and a new white Coneflower. I also stopped at a day lily farm in Garrett Co. and bought four lilies from the nice lady there, Mrs. Graham. She gave me one more for being a first time customer. She knew my sister, who lives nearby and has bought from her before, and she taught each of my nieces in school at Camp Dick.
So, I'll try to download some pics from around the yard. Keep in mind, middle of the summer, heat.
Pink Taffy
I will add the name when I am home:) Eating lunch and blogging!
*I have to add, this one was a little too close to a yard full of this same color...oops.
Now, I'm inside at night and don't remember which number this one is:)
I believe, it's name is Tom Wise
I love catching a butterfly on the Lantana. Sweet.
Each summer I take the same photos of the same kind of butterflies, on the same bushes. However, they are new to me each time I see them. I love hummingbirds, but I truly love butterflies as well. And, they come around much more often.
Ha, a different angle!
Bees sure love the coneflowers, and I love honey. So, a win win.
This year the pond lilies have had bigger "pads" and larger blooms. Wish they covered more of the pond, as it's not too clear with all this heat:(
Well, this is one reason I love summer. Coming out to lunch and using my time to write on my blog. If any one of my BFF's would have come in the door, she would have LOL. I have my laptop up and in use (blog on it is best), I have the ipad open, can't waste time while photos are downloading:) and I had to open up the iphone to download the photos from it to the laptop! So, I am covered in technology. Wish I knew half as much as the hardware may indicate. Unfortunately, this is about as much as I know. Oh well, at least I have a post to my blog from my summertime garden!
