Hot winds of July fit
like a wet blanket
on a humid night.
Garden paths lit
with roman candles,
flame-colored flowers.
It's time to slow the pace, to think about a summer respite, perhaps a vacation.
But first a last look at the lovely redheads and hotter than hot pinks and golden girls of July. Some will bloom through August, some will fade before mid-summer.
July and August are all about attracting as many butterflies, bees and hummingbirds to our garden as we can.
Having them as guests feels like a gift, of color, of sweet fragrance, of the beauty of nature, and especially a gift of the miracle of life in all of its diversity.
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| Josie's buttery yellow day lilies |
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| First of at least two oregano crops |
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| Pretty annuals hug the ground |
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| Wild bee balm, loved by bees, butterflies and hummingbirds |
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| Wild marshmallow - Roots can be dug, dried and used to make tea |
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| Trumpet Vine- a hummingbird invitation |
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| Butterfly Bush shelters the ever faithful Cinco de Mayo roses |
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| A tiny bouquet of roses perfumes the whole house! |
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| Phlox heat up a sunny corner of the perennial bed |
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| Virginia's day lilies bloom from July 15 to mid September |
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| Garlic chives getting ready to bloom |
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| Lobelia, another hummingbird magnet |
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| Black-eyed Susans |
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| This daylily gets redder every year. It used to be a rust color. |
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| Bumble bee and cone flowers still going strong! |
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| Softer colors in the shady garden |
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Pappa's helper loves to spray the garden!
July! Yes! |
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Psssssst, Barbara... You left your scissors in the oregano pot.
ReplyDeleteDarn.... I'm always leaving them somewhere!
DeleteSporo masz ślicznych kwiatków w ogrodzie i trzeba się nimi cieszyć, póki nie przekwitną. Dobrze, że masz pomocnika do pracy w ogrodzie. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteMany have beautiful flowers in the garden and you have to enjoy them until they cease to flourish. It's good that you have a helper to work in the garden. Yours.
Yes I am so thankful to have a partner who also loves to garden!
DeleteThat garden of yours looks like a dream! Enjoy those beautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by to smell the flowers, BoB. It's not really a large garden. I am taking advantage of all the space I have. Glad you are enjoying it!
DeleteWhat gorgeous flowers! You have a beautiful garden!
ReplyDeleteHello and thank you, Eugenia. We are so blessed to live in a place where so many wonderful things grow! Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteGarden with so beautiful flowers it is very joy. I am greeting
ReplyDeleteThank you and welcome. Nice to 'meet' you here. I "toured' your website and enjoyed the entry about the healing springs.
DeleteLove the colors!
ReplyDeleteThe shady section is a delight. My favourite photos are Pappa's helper and the cone flower and the bee.
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