Red Mushrooms

Something about mushrooms makes me nervous.  We've had them in various parts of the yard and garden from time to time.  This is the first time I've seen these big red ones.

Eva Cullum phlox is blooming, as well as the first Golden Stargazer.

Red Hot

Not very red or very hot but it sure is pretty.

The first of the globe flowers bloomed today... way over my head so I had to zoom to get a shot.

Nicky phlox turned out to be Orange Perfection, which isn't really orange.

Bright and Sunny

Today was beautiful and breezy.  Hard to get the flowers to pose for pics!

Kelly is still moving rocks around in the 'henge.  I think I might be starting to see his vision... maybe.

Sea of Pink

Monkshood in front of pink lilies.  Not sure why I didn't like pink flowers at one time either.

Red Hot lily and purple aster both popped their first blooms today... seems early for the aster.  Kelly has been hanging in the 'Henge all day, tossing rocks around.  I tried to thin out the flax and poppies but it seemed too much like killing unnecessarily, and they all seemed to be doing ok, so I decided to let them fight it out among themselves.

Annabelle Hydrangea

It has survived a couple of rainfalls since blooming and is still standing.  Yay!  This is the first year that I'm enjoying it instead of trying to figure out how to pick it up off the ground.  (moved from back garden in the spring - a little smaller this year than usual)

Fragrant Garden

Came around the end of the garden today and got a wonderful whiff of these lilies.  They're a perfect match for the tall pink monkshood that is still filling in.

Rescued my white bleeding heart (spectabilis) today.  Kelly found it growing a couple of leaves where I thought it had died (in the ring garden).  Moved it to the west side with my bluebird hydrangea.

First tiger lily opened today and the front garden is very colourful.  Art Deco dahlia are filling in nice along the wall.

I saw Carrie out last night with a flame thrower... big thing she was dragging around like she was vacuuming her driveway.  She's much more dedicated to pesticide free gardening than I am!  (On the other hand, I usually have them pulled before I have to take drastic measures.)

Jack & The Countess

This is another one of those things I did last year that has turned out wonderfully this year.  I guess it means so much more when you have to wait a year to find out ;)

And... the pineapple lilies have 3 stalks that will bloom.  Yoohoo!

Mrs Galley's Dahlia

We have been planting these for 5 years now with varying degrees of success.  It's a lovely dark red that looks paler here with the light behind it.

Daylilies Blooming

Today the Frans Hals daylilies started blooming, as well as the red Walmart daylilies planted with the Stello de Oro's.  Ally's daylilies are also blooming.

Kelly's Day

Today I went out for coffee, got my nails done and my hair cut.  This is what Kelly did today.

New Azalea

New azalea exbury 'Mandarin Lights' planted out front - temporarily shored up till we get another load of soil.

grows to 4-5' - sun/part

Imagination Required

Changes to the ring garden:
- pulled up all the Panorama bee balm
- planted new purple campanula 'Superba' in front
- planted a division of Moonbeam coreopsis on the corner
- in the fall, Danielle phlox will go in back where there is a sorry looking cleome now

Blooming Phlox

This one up front is 'Watermelon' planted late summer 2009.

'Danielle' phlox is blooming in the fence garden - also planted late last summer.

'Tenor' phlox is blooming in the ring garden.  Purchased from Vesey's - colour misrepresented in catalog.

Pale Pink Oriental Lily

Four blooms popped open today.

Artemisia & Salvia

artemisia 'Silver Brocade' with salvia 'Purple Rain'

Danielle leaving tomorrow early :(

New Plants

A new euphorbia for the front rock garden.

euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire'
cushion spurge
sun/pt - 12x18 - z4

tiarella wherryi
foamflower
shade/pt - 12x18 - z3

sempervivum 'Carmen'
hens & chicks
sun/pr - 8x8 - z4

Heliopsis in the Sun

Bright yellow splash out front.

New Plants

New iris germanica 'Orange Harvest' from Blomidon Nursery.
(planted front garden by blue iris)

Gerbera Daisy

Gift from Danielle!

Dahlias from Danielle

Kelly planted 27 dahlias that Danielle brought with her.

Planted in front:
Akita
Art Deco
Caribbean Fantasy
Giggles
Caballero
Babylon Bronze
Cafe au Lait
Yellow Star
Brookside Snowball
Glenbank Twinkle
Little Scottie
Orchid Beauty
Alpen Cherub
Cornel
Longwood Dainty
Glow
Little Ceasar
Kasasagi
Snowbound
Ben Huston
Weston Spanish Dancer
Colwood Scheri
American Beauty
Karma Bon Bini

Planted in back:
Glenbank Twinkle
Preference
Optic Illusion
Bonesta
 
see http://www.sidsdahlias.com/

New Plants from Danielle

Danielle arrived today and brought PLANTS!  (no clothes)

Planted in back:
pale pink columbine - fence garden by Jacob's ladder
yellow/purple columbine - centre garden by pineapple lilies
pink allium - centre garden near blue baloon flowers
Siberian iris (dark purple) - centre garden by moonsilk iris
dwarf iris (purple) - fence garden front
purple/white iris - Kelly's garden
tulip 'Zurel' - temp in woods

Planted in front:
dianthus 'Dynasty Red' - (tall) east side front
knautia 'Mars Midget' - east side front
red columbine - east side front
bright yellow/purple iris - front garden centre
German purple iris - front garden corner by steps
double blue iris - increased patch
dianthus 'Flashing Lights' - east side front
tulipa 'Tarda' - east side garden

Agapanthus has Buds!

After miraculously returning for 5 years without a bloom, we have 2 buds on our zone 7 agapanthus.

Blanket Flower

This gallardia is starting to bloom out front next to the yellow heliopsis.  The first tall phlox blooms opened today - Pink Flame and Tenor.

Front Garden

Still lots of space to fill!

Lots of Campanula

Not only is this Rubriflora blooming under the trees on the west side, the lime green Dickson's Gold is blooming in the rock garden.  And the Superba is starting to bloom out back.

Ice Blue Clematis

Started blooming yesterday.