Between the hot, humid weather we’ve suffered under for so long and a two-week-long head/chest cold, I have not stepped outside since August 5. Until today. The weather was beautiful. I mowed the front yard and it felt so good to get back outside. There were more than twenty of these tiny Pearl Crescent butterflies [...]
Two years ago we raised 18 black swallowtail butterflies. We wanted to try it again this year, so Sunday DH went out to check the parsley and found five butterfly eggs. Today, all the eggs hatched. Look at this tiny little guy. We’re looking forward to watching them grow into beautiful butterflies. ~~Rhonda
The surprise lilies have been blooming for almost two weeks. Last Sunday the bouquet was made using them (pink), flowers from the ‘Royal Standard’ hostas (white), and some spirea branches for fill. Pretty in pink. With thanks to my honey who goes out into the garden every Sunday morning in search of bouquet blossoms. ~~Rhonda
My mower came back from the shop today. I spent a couple of hours mowing the yard. It really needed it. Now it needs a good rain. But the blooms are still blooming. Here are a few pictures from around the garden. The crape myrtle looked so pretty against the blue sky. The daisies are [...]
DH and I spent a little time in the garden this morning. The weather was so nice! We had some new hostas to plant. The bed under the mulberry tree is a great place to start hostas. There’s a small spring that seeps up through the soil and it keeps the ground moist and cool [...]
We’re seeing cooler temperatures than we’ve had for a few weeks. It makes the garden much more enjoyable! ‘Heaven’s Trophy’ Purple Coneflowers ‘Monterrey Jack’ ‘Fooled Me’ This interesting blossom was not only a polymerus bloom, but a fused bloom, as well. Another polymerous bloom this week…’Catherine Woodbury.’ ‘Chicago Blackout’ ‘Carolicolassal’ ‘Dragon King’ ‘Accent on Style’ [...]
The daylilies are remarkable right now. Lots of blooms, lots of color, lots of wonderful fragrance in the garden. The Japanese beetles have arrived and are leaving a few holes here and there. Thankfully, they do not eat daylilies! I’ve been checking the Queen Anne’s Lace for butterfly eggs, but haven’t found any yet. Perhaps [...]
It’s hot and humid this week, but the daylilies are blooming well. Here are a few pictures from the garden. I hope you enjoyed the garden tour. Hop over to Tootsie Time to check out links to other gardens. ~~Rhonda
Here are a few of my favorites from the daylilies blooming today. ‘Jedi Tequila Sunrise’ ‘Last Picture Show’ ‘Lilting Lavender’ ‘Fooled Me’ ‘Metaphor’ ‘Second Hand Rose’ ‘Arctic Snow’ ‘Siamese Royalty’ ‘Night Beacon’ Can’t wait to see what opens tomorrow! Visit other gardens and see what’s blooming there at Jean’s Bloomin’ Tuesday. ~~Rhonda
Currently, we have 375 daylilies in our database. As of yesterday, 99 of the cultivars have bloomed. Only 276 to go! Keeping up with FFOs (first flower out) right now is keeping us busy. Here are a few pictures from the garden this morning. This picture from the front of the house does not show [...]
