As the daylilies bloom and the daisies fill in and the purple coneflowers keep coming, there is a lot of color in the summer garden.
‘Paprika’ [GN]
!['Paprika' [GN]](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6026/5920108677_6856956493.jpg)
Everyone comments on the Russian Sage. It makes a beautiful airy splash of bluey-purple in the flower bed.
‘In Depth’
The hydrangeas are ready to pick for drying.
The tiger lilies are beautiful right now.
The small bulbils on the lily stem can be planted for more tiger lilies.
Hydrangea ‘Little Lamb’ is a later blooming variety than our bigleaf hydrangeas.
This hibiscus blossom is about 12″ across. I can see it from the kitchen sink, in its spot way across the lawn, down the slope of the backyard.
Each individual daylily blossom is beautiful in its own way.
‘Swelling Anthem’
‘Wineberry Candy’
‘Touched by Grace’
‘Nefertiti’
‘Wayne Johnson’
‘Two to Tango’
‘Kathy Lynn’
‘Jolly White Giant’
‘Stoplight’
You can visit other summer gardens at Bloomin’ Tuesday.
~~Rhonda
18 Comments
Your pictures are beautiful! I love all the variety of daylilies. Just gorgeous!!
~Ann
Gorgeous!
What a nice daylily assortment. I like russian sage, too. I have a couple planted in whiskey barrels as they don’t do well in my garden soil.
Love the Tiger lilies, too.
What a riot of colour ! Your selection of daylilies are amazing , see a couple I will have to look for.
Your garden is full of gorgeous blooms right now! 🙂
What a gorgeous sight your garden is! How do you know when hydrangeas are ready to be picked and do you dry them upright or hanging upside down? Many thanks, Rhonda, as always!
Stunning flowers!!!
Your garden is amazing. So many gorgeous blooms! Your daylilies are incredible!
Thanks, all, for your kind comments!
Caroline, when the flower heads begin to show a little green, I pick them and put them in a vase with no water. Most will dry beautifully. It’s hit and miss. A few will shrivel. I throw those away. ~~Rhonda
I enjoyed your wonderful photos! It looks like your garden is at its peak. What an awesome assortment of blooms you have! I love them all!
Your ‘Wayne Johnson’ looks like the ‘Wally’ I have. I try to not to have favorites, but I am very fond of ‘Wally’.
Thanks for your comment on my Bloomin’ Tuesday post.
You have a lovely assortment of lilies. Love them. Two to Tango is gorgeous. Beautiful hibuscus. I know you enjoy the view while you are working in the kitchen. Have a nice day.
What beautiful flowers! They are georgous!
I love seeing closeups of your gorgeous lilies! They are so unique. The daisies and other blooms certainly add another dimension to the daylilies. Lovely! Jean
Wow. The color in your pics is so vibrant. And the plants are beautiful.
Jeanni
Hi Rhonda! Thanks for “stopping by” my garden ;o) Your blooms are fabulous. Just gorgeous ~ as is your photography. Looks like you have a very colorful summer garden. Thanks so much for sharing.
Oh, btw, thanks for the tip on my trumpet vine. I really wish I would have known more about the plant before I put it in years ago. Maybe I can work on training it into one central trunk and work on removing all the sucker growth from, well, everywhere! It’s really taking over. If you have any hints on better containing it’s suckers, I’d love your advice.
Carla, here’s a good article about the trumpet vine and its suckers.
http://www.gardenmuse.ca/questions/trumpet.html
It is hard to eradicate once you have it in the garden. If it is well away from flower beds, you can mow the suckers off. Otherwise, they have to be dug out. Not a fun job! We have one the keeps coming up on the garage. DH cuts it all the way back every year, so it never gets too big or invasive. I just mow off the suckers.
~~Rhonda
All your flowers are very nice! I love the Little Lamb hydrangea. And thanks for the tip about planting the bulbils on the lily stem. I guess i should have realized that; I’ve seen them but never planted them . This time I will.
Deb, here is a picture of what the bulbils will look like when they sprout.
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2008/04/11/Gitagal/62cdc1.jpg
Don’t wait too long after the plants flower to collect the bulbils. They fall from the plant quickly. Plant them in garden soil and water. They may sprout or remain dormant until next year. Be sure to mark where you placed them! 🙂
~~Rhonda