Spring Beauties
Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' We are experiencing a rare day for June - drizzle and cool temps. But oh, things will change this weekend with 93 predicted for Sunday. I'm not looking forward to that. We decided to take a break from the garden today because of the weather and the fact that we've been working our butts off. Our garden will be on the HPSO Study Weekend tour at the end of the month so there is much to get done. I would normally schedule tours of our garden now in early June because I feel that it the peak time ( (and you can make individual appointments). For the Study Weekend tour, thank goodness for hydrangeas to give them something to look at! I've been filling holes and pots, Michael has been pruning and dead-heading. A few days ago, we completely redid a rock retaining wall which just about did us in. The weather has been lovely and I do hope the heat spell is a short-lived one. Here are some highlights in the garden now. Peony 'White Cap' Ros...
Now that is much appreciated. Fantastic pics and wish I had even one bloom still here. Thank you for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers and gorgeous captures, Phillip! I did see the little ladybug. The weather has been bizarre.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great surprise...especially that Campanula!
ReplyDeleteHow I wish we could grow camelias... exquisite... Larry
ReplyDeleteI need to go and check my camelias. I haven't walked around and checked thing out since knee surgery. I did go into the greenhouse to water the shrubs I bought on close out and the field mice are chewing the limbs off. I gave the something else to eat and put another one down a couple of days later as the first one was eaten. I need to get rid of them before spring. Two years ago they ate the seeds that I was starting out of the containers and I'm not having that occur again next spring.
ReplyDeleteHave a Merry Christmas Phillip and Michael.
happy Christmas Phillip and Michael, I hope the season is filled with goodness for you both, gail PS pretty flowers.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays! Thanks for your great gardening posts, always enjoy them. Anne
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Phillip! Lovely to see your beautiful blooms! Sigh!
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Carol
Our Camellias are look good here also. I hope they don't all pop open too soon though. Merry Christmas to you both.
ReplyDeleteWishing you and Michael a "Very Merry Christmas" and a "Happy New Year".
ReplyDeleteCynthia & David
Those Bellflowers are exquisite. Exquisite image of the pink camellia too. Just lovely.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
So lucky! I would do anything to be able to grow Camellia here! When i lived in ATL we had so many. Nothing in Nashville winter blooms!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos as usual!
Beautiful blossoms still! Merry Christmas to you and your family, Phillip. May 2012 be kind to us all and bring continued well-being.
ReplyDeleteFlowers on the first day of winter. What a wonderful find!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Phillip.
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