Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Bloomin' Tuesday

Summer is upon us, but we've been blessed with a few
good thunderstorms to soak the garden.



It's been wonderful watching the birds
nestle on a branch in the shadiest part of our yard.



None have taken up residence here,
but I still like the look of natural bird houses.



This society garlic has lovely delicate flowers
and is oh-so-easy to grow.
It smells like its name too,
which is just fine with me!



This is a bloom from one of our peanut plants.
It looks amazingly like the rattlebox blooms.
Read more about this crop here.



Zinnias don't seem to mind the heat and pop up everywhere!




Our crape myrtles are blessing us
with beautiful snowy blooms.



Coneflowers are an alltime favorite.
Casual, but elegant.
I'll be saving these seeds, you can be sure.

Hope your garden is rewarding you with simplicity and charm.

19 comments:

  1. I'm glad you got rain. Zinnias are amazing plants, aren't they? They take the worst heat/drought/whatever you throw at them, and still manage to look "happy". That would be sickening--if they weren't just so darn nice!

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    1. Yeah, I love me some zinnias! Wish I were as resiliant! ;0)

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  2. I never knew what a peanut bloom looks like! And I lived in Georgia for 16 years - LoL!

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    1. I never saw one either. I love learning new things!

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  3. Hi Daisy,

    Your garden looks beautiful! I've been trying to keep mine watered during this dry spell. It wouldn't be summer without coneflowers :-)

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    1. Thanks, Donna. This is the first time I've had success with coneflowers.

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  4. Happy you received rain we only a sprinkle but better than none.. Never seen a peanut flower before quite pretty...... So much is flowering in your garden even with the heat..... lovely.

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    1. I agree, we'll take what we can get! Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. So pretty as always! Do you plant things in the terra cotta pots in the ground?

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    1. Thank you! Yes, I have a few things growing in pots just because I like the look of it.

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  6. Everything looks so pretty. I am going to have to look for some of that garlic. The blooms are so lovely. I hope you are having a wonderful week!

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    1. The society garlic is one of the plants on the Florida-Friendly list because they need little care. Enjoy your day!

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  7. You have some lovely blooms. I really like the meandering garden bed that you have laid out. I do so like society garlic, and wonder why I don't have any. I may need to remedy that.

    Yael from Home Garden Diggers

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    1. Thank you for your kind words. I highly recommend the socity garlic if you like easy plants.

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  8. Lovely shots all. I especially like the cornflowers. I hope to plant some next year.

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  9. Wonderful rain! Beautiful photos.I love the sweet peanut bloom. Jean

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    1. Rain does wonders. Thanks for hosting Jean. I really look forward to Tuesdays...

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