June Blooms

Hello fellow gardeners! We've had an unusually dry June, with several temperature records broken. Other than a few poor seedlings that I forgot to water (oops!) and my sad looking peas that aren't enjoying the heat, my garden seems to be happy. I worked on my fairy garden and added the accessories my daughter bought me along with some blue rocks for the creek. I still want to add a little patio but the pebble one will do for now. Here are a few of my favorites this month.  

Daylily 'Strawberry Candy'

Daylily with unknown name

Dianthus just opening up

Feverfew

Nigella or Love in a Mist

Miniature or Fairy Garden  

Fuchsias with Lobelia

Spirea 

Buddleia or Butterfly Bush

Peas while they still looked green 

Autumn Color

 "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower"  by Albert Camus is one of my favorite fall quotes, and so very true in the case of many trees, shrubs, and even perennials. I grabbed my little camera and walked around my yard snapping photos of fall color. I even found a few flowers still blooming, including hydrangea flowers long past their prime but still looking lovely. Had a hard time choosing between photos, so there are many. What is your favorite plant for fall color?

Hydrangea

Hydrangea

Path to the Back Yard

Burning Bush

Burning Bush Leaves

Enkianthus

Enkianthus

Geranium Leaves

Balloon Flower Leaves

Hansa Rose Leaves

Spriea

Spriea Leaves

Viburnum

Yarrow

Feverfew

Mystery Plant, is it fennel?

Persicaria affinis

Houttuynia Leaves are this color year round