Okay so I am a child of the 60’s, but this post isn’t about anything philosophical or psychedelic. It’s just about the flowers in our garden. This post is picture heavy so I won’t say too much.
First up are some updates of the containers we planted a few weeks ago. After a couple of fertilizations they are taking off like crazy. Here are some side by side comparisons of the current and previous pictures of them. I am using small images for display so click on them to make them bigger.
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The newer picture is the one on the left and even since I took that picture a couple of days ago the container on the left has covered the entire trellis.
The variegated geranium in this container has finally started to bloom. You can also see the huge hosta we have on our patio in the background.
This container featuring the Canna Lilies has really filled out and the Canna’s have started blooming.
This container was pretty full to begin with, but if you look closely you can see how much everything has grown.
This container also looked full to begin with, but look at it now!
Elsewhere around the yard the perennial garden is blooming blue and purple.
That tall grass in the garden is one of my favorite features.
Most of what is blooming right now are Campanula. Hidden among some of the plants these Campanula didn’t even bloom last year, but are putting on a nice show this year.
Near by the Campanula haylodgensis first open up with a blush of blue tint and then fade to white.
Next up is the clematis on the trellis in the perennial garden. It looks great this year as opposed to past years when it has barely managed to cover the top of the trellis.
Here is a unique combination of plants.
Charlie planted this clematis at the base of one of our blueberry bushes and it makes a fine trellis. The blueberries are almost ripe which will make all our bird friends very happy. We don’t try to pick any berries and keep them for ourselves. The main reason we planted the blueberry bushes was for fruit for our feathered and furry friends (check out the link for videos of action from a previous year).
Our Stella de Oro daylilies have started to bloom as well as our Rozanne geranium. Our other daylilies are not far behind and will probably be featured in a future garden post.
Last by not least our Stewartia tree is in bloom along with the Ladies Mantle and Potentilla next to our patio.
I hope you enjoyed this visit in our garden.
I enjoyed the tour. Very beautiful.
Blessings,
Goose
LOVED seeing everything! The “before and now” pix are just great! Isn’t it fun watching everything fill in?
Your perennial garden is just lovely – everything is!
KZK
I am learning so much from your blog and Army of Four about gardening. My dad loves gardening and I sure hope I’ll one day own a house with a yard so that we can do gardening together. Love the pictures.
I’ll be back,
Sankissjuice
Just beautiful. Mom hopes that one of these years we will all be mature enough for her to do more in the garden too. Thanks for sharing.
Woos – Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
Great garden!
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!! Think you need to give Mommy some pointers!
Hugs,
Lily Belle
My, your garden in growing. Me? I forget to water!
You have a lovely garden!
Nola
It’s so exciting when things you plant grow–more of a miracle around here. Just be sure to take time to sit and savour it.
XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
So very beautiful. I wish I had green thumb but I kill anything green. 😦
Mommy is green with envy. No, really it is so beautiful, Mommy does not have a green thumb and is most jellies of other beautiful flowers like yours. Thank you for sharing.
Loveys Sasha
I love your garden!
Lots of beautiful flowers and plants!
They all are growing very nicely!
Thanks for sharing the pictures!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
I loved visiting your garden! Your flowers look very happy. Maybe because you had many,.many happy bees! We are growing blue berries this year- we have 2 plants. But I like to eat blue berries with the birds. Its okay to share.
love
tweedles
Do you want to come over and coax our pots into life? They are just not doing anything this year! Yours are gorgeous!
OH MY WORD your garden is in full bloom. It is so pretty I’d set up a cot and spend the day enjoying it. I know you are proud to be a flower child of the 60’s…so is my mom! You and your hubby have very green thumbs.
Hugs from Madi and Mom
Thank you fow that lovely visit to yoow Gawden
It’s bootiful to see how the flowews have gwown and thwived..obviously, you know what you’we doing..Mommi would have pwobably killed half of them by now, hehe
smoochie kisses
ASTA
pee ess. that was not a twain I went on, just one of the city twams
Your garden and pots are beautiful. You must have very green fingers!
I love clematis.
Lynne x
Your planters are a work of art! So picture perfect! Love those Morning Glorys.
Wyatt
Amazing! Such fantastic color all around you 🙂 Luv the big grass too. Bet it tastes good 😉
Waggin at ya,
Roo
PeeS: Thanks for askin bout us. Yes Debbie kept me in my bunker a lot butt finally she left and I got to lay in the sun again 🙂 No real damage for us. Yay 🙂