Tuesday's Trifles

I hope everyone survived the 4th of July holiday celebrations. Here we started out with a nice shower which made weed pulling rather easy. It was cool too so I got out and pulled a wheelbarrow of weeds. Easy to do here.

I searched the flower beds for some red, white and blue color combos.

I found some reddish and white.

Some reddish and blue.

But not just the color combo I was wishing for.

The 'Patriot' hosta is looking quite spectacular. It is a large hosta and it chose to bloom on the 4th.

Besides all the partying we do on the fourth we always look forward to the first blackberries of the season. We weren't disappointed. It appears that we will have a good crop this year.

We didn't even have to leave the house to see fireworks.

Our neighbors around us took turns setting off some beautiful displays. Obviously I don't know how to set my camera for clear shots. You can just use your imagination to focus. 

Have a great week everyone.

Friday Flowers

While the hydrangeas pout about the weather I have tried not to complain. They are doing a good job of complaining for me. They appear as I feel in this record setting heat we have been having.

The daylilies on the other hand have not sucumb to the elements.

They put on their cheerful faces.

Bloom their little hearts out.

Not one complaint is heard from them.

Even though their foliage doesn't add a lot to the overall look of the garden, I can't deny that their cheerful blooms put a smile on my face.

Even the small ones that flirt with the gazing ball.

I hope you all have a great weekend. Stay cool. Enjoy all those smiling faces in your garden.

Daylily Delights

When June heats up so does the Daylily display here at Greenbow. It is always a delight to walk around the garden counting the blooms on the various clumps of daylilies. Of course Luna has to keep an eye on me. She is always afraid I might do something fun and she would be left out.
I have forgotten most of the names of these daylilies. Iknow this is one of the "bird" series but I don't know which one.

This one is too. I might try to find the names one of these days. I don't think it would help them grow any better.

Little Grapette is my Dearly Beloveds favorite daylily even though it is small in stature it is a great bloomer and so colorful. I can see why he would like it best.

Another small daylily is this yellow one. It is a good bloomer too.

Some of the daylilies that are in a lot of shade don't have as many blooms as some of the others.

The way daylilies adapt to most any soil or light conditions makes them way up there on my list of favorite plants in the garden. This little bit of purple is about as close to blue that Ihave seen on a daylily. Are we gardeners always looking for blue for the garden??

Colors go from the pale to the bright. Sometimes you find it on the same plant. Other daylilies just shout at you with color.

This riot of color is tempered by the surpise of walking down the path and finding a seed of the Japanese Maple back lit. My camera didn't quite capture the special feel I got when I saw it but it is a calm complement to the daylilies and soothes the soul.

I hope your week has been bright and exciting and your weekend will be calm and full of the fun that make you happy.