With all the rain the garden is lush. Just about anything could hide there. The two wild turkey hens and their babies caught my eye first thing this morning. They actually spent their whole day here just walking away until they could get out of sight behind a stone wall or and area of tall plant growth.
The spiderwort loves this weather and is covered with flowers. It has been hiding under the Summer sweet for years, but this summer it has grown to the top of the stone wall. I love the purple fuzzy ball in the center of these interesting flowers!
In the past our history with Shasta daisies has been rather dismal. This year the white flowers with yellow centers, or should I say yellow disc flowers with white ray flowers, are doing great. They look great from a distance and would pass the speeding car test with ease. Close ups of composite flowers are always fascinating!
Hidden beneath the raucous display of Gloriosa daisies are Ed's pinkster, cardinal flower, one of my favorite sedums, blue flax, a red hibiscus, closed gentian, Emperor of China chrysanthemums and more. I think the garden looks wildly fantastic!
The late freeze/ frost greatly reduced the number of pink double poppies in the garden this year. In the past I have pulled out buckets full. The first batch of plants were eliminated by the cold and there are not too many in the garden this year. Even so poppies that are not full doubles or ones that have thrown back to singles are supposed to be pulled as soon as possible. This plant has been pulled, but bees have already spread it's pollen. Add it to the list. We do what we can, after all Mother Nature is in charge here. We only referee. Click on a picture to enlarge them. Click on the pale grey text to go to a link!
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