It's been incredibly hot these last few days. Summer has come early this year, but so far the flowers in my yard seem to be enjoying the heat. Blooming at the moment are hydrangeas, daylilies, roses, spirea, salvia, penstemon, gardenia, cleome, balloon flowers, and lilies. The cherries are all gone; I ate quite a few of them myself, but the birds cleaned up all the ones I couldn't reach. On the other hand, the strawberries and the blackberries are ripening, and the blueberries will ripen soon.
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| Hydrangeas have always been one of my favorite summer bloomers. |
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| Tons of tiny "flowers" make up a hydrangea blossom. |
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| A hydrangea of a slightly more purple color; the ph in the soil determines the exact hue of a hydrangea's flowers. |
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| Cleome, or spider flower, volunteers itself in the garden year after year. |
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| A large yellow daylily. I like its rumpled look; it reminds me of seersucker. |
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| A gardenia blossom, as lovely to look at as it is to smell. |
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| Penstemon, 'Husker Red' |
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| A daylily with an interesting color combination. |
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| A lovely stand of daisies at the Atlanta Botanical Garden |
When the weather gets this hot, I tend to lose interest in the garden until things cool down a bit. If I want to get anything done, I have to start very early in the morning. Which probably isn't a bad philosophy at any time of year.
Wishing you happiness in spades,
M.R.S.
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