Garden 337

A cottage garden in an urban setting

June 15: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day

The corner nook where a few bleeding heart blooms are hanging on, the old climbing rose is trying to come back after a hard winter, and the hidcote lavender have been thinned. In the foreground are to blue salvia annuals waiting to be planted.
The corner nook where a few bleeding heart blooms are hanging on, the old climbing rose is trying to come back after a hard winter, and the hidcote lavender have been thinned. In the foreground are to blue salvia annuals waiting to be planted. The red is Sweet William.

Thank you again to May Dreams Gardens for creating the Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day meme.  Check out her website for links to gardens all over the world.  Scroll down to see what is blooming in mine.

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The Walkers’ Low catmint is putting on a wonderful show. I have it growing in several spots. Here it is at the entrance to the Secret Garden.
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Here the Walker’s Low catmint surrounds the cat statue in the front garden.
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The Kousa dogwood is an explosion of blooms.

 

Here is another view of Kousa. In the foreground are white snapdragons that self-seeded.
Here is another view of Kousa. In the foreground are white snapdragons that self-seeded.
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Sorry for the blurriness. This David Austin rose continues to struggle. It is the sole survivor after gallant efforts to keep the fragrant roses healthy.
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More catmint!! The red is Sweet William gracing the corner nook garden. The rain has knocked down the catmint.
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This entrance to the Secret Garden features a potted geranium and white clematis winding its way through the dutchman’s pipe.
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This is a nice shot of the Lower Garden. The blue in the middle is some sort of hardy geranium that is a bit unruly. As soon as the blooms are finish, I lop it off and get a few flowers for the rest of the season. Those are the hansa roses to the left. The White Dome hydrangeas are full of buds. These are doing so well this year!! I was tempted to yank them all out.
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These hansa roses are so wonderfully fragrant.
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This is the last of the poppies in the Secret Garden. I wish they lasted longer.
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I’ve moved the heuchers so often I’ve lost track of them. This could be Palace Purple.
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The little seating area in the Entrance Garden gives a pop of color against the Dwarf Albert Spruces.
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This view of the Secret Garden includes Alchemilla in the foreground, Blue Ice Amsonia, and Euphorbia Perkineses. Some of the daylilies are already producing scapes.
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A closer shot of Euphorbia Perkineses
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I did a hard prune of James McFarlan lilacs as soon as they were finished blooming so that I could enjoy the mock orange.
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The Francis Williams hostas are starting to bloom. Again, this seems early. The White Dome hydrangeas are a titch ahead of the ones in the Lower Garden.
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Another shot of Francis Williams,
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White Dome Hydrangea.
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Wildberry Breeze Hansa rose.
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The charming climbing rose in the corner nook.
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Red Knockout rose in the rose medallion. Too bad it isn’t fragrant
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Inexpensive basket in the corner nook.
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Just a few bleeding hearts left.

 

H. Abiqua Drinking Gourd is blooming. This is a bit early.
H. Abiqua Drinking Gourd is blooming. This is a bit early, too.

 

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I am a gardener, a singer, a writer, a professor, a cook. I love vibrant colors and fine details. I write, I teach, I sing, I plant, I cook.

About Me

I haven’t always been a gardener, but I have always loved gardens. It has taken 16 years to get my gardens into the shape they are today. And, I’ve had help. I’m 74 years old, have rheumatoid arthritis, and had a late stage cancer six years ago. I am, though, intrepid. I’m the kind of person who plods along, tailoring my goals as I go. Last November I had a long overdue knee replacement surgery and I’m hoping this spring, summer, and fall will be able to maintain and find even more joy working in all of my garden beds. Full disclosure, though. I have a garden guy who comes once a week to work in my gardens.

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