Thursday, July 26, 2012

Some Like It Hot!



 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.


Josie's buttery yellow day lilies
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First of at least two oregano crops


Pretty annuals hug the ground



Wild bee balm, loved by bees,  butterflies and hummingbirds



Wild marshmallow - Roots can be dug, dried and used to make tea



Trumpet Vine- a hummingbird invitation



Butterfly Bush  shelters the ever faithful Cinco de Mayo roses


A tiny bouquet of roses perfumes the whole house!



Phlox heat up a sunny corner of the perennial bed



Virginia's day lilies bloom from July 15 to mid September 



Garlic chives getting ready to bloom


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Lobelia, another hummingbird magnet



Black-eyed Susans



This daylily gets redder every year.  It used to be a rust color.






Bumble bee and cone flowers still going strong!



Softer  colors in the shady garden



Pappa's helper loves to spray the garden!



July!  Yes! 



12 comments:

  1. Psssssst, Barbara... You left your scissors in the oregano pot.

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    1. Darn.... I'm always leaving them somewhere!

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  2. Sporo masz ślicznych kwiatków w ogrodzie i trzeba się nimi cieszyć, póki nie przekwitną. Dobrze, że masz pomocnika do pracy w ogrodzie. Pozdrawiam.
    Many 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.

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    1. Yes I am so thankful to have a partner who also loves to garden!

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  3. That garden of yours looks like a dream! Enjoy those beautiful flowers!

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    1. Thanks 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!

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  4. What gorgeous flowers! You have a beautiful garden!

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    1. Hello and thank you, Eugenia. We are so blessed to live in a place where so many wonderful things grow! Thanks for stopping by.

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  5. Garden with so beautiful flowers it is very joy. I am greeting

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    1. Thank you and welcome. Nice to 'meet' you here. I "toured' your website and enjoyed the entry about the healing springs.

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  6. Love the colors!

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  7. The shady section is a delight. My favourite photos are Pappa's helper and the cone flower and the bee.

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