When I got home from work yesterday, I looked to see how the gay feather was doing; it started opening its blooms just a couple days ago, and I like to watch its progress. Around that and other flowers were big old buzzing bumblebees and a hummingbird moth. I rarely see the HB moths, so had to stand there a while and admire it. I finally came to my senses and went to get WS so he could enjoy the sight also.
Blooming, at this point in the Bogie gardens, are: Purple coneflowers, gayfeather, lavender, coreopsis (red and yellow), balloon flowers, hostas, tomatoes and phlox (all of which have just started blooming). Astilbes are still blooming, but they are past their prime and will fade away within the next week. Various lilies have been in bloom or will be blooming shortly (the first were the native daylilies - which started a couple of weeks ago and they are still at it). Like the daylilies, the butterfly weed has been blooming for a couple of weeks but should continue thru most of the summer.
There are some other things that bloom continuously in the garden, as long as I cut back the spent blooms, but naturally I can't remember their names.
The summersweet will be blooming in a couple of weeks; I have noticed the shrubs are starting to put out buds. The butterfly bush will probably be later than that (as it should be).
Next weekend I will try to post pictures of one of the flower gardens; showing the spring blooms and then the early summer blooms. In another week or so I will take pictures of the same place for the mid summer blooms.
If I planned it right, I should have blooms right thru fall - the area showing a different personality every month or so. If I didn't plan right, well, it's still been pretty up to this point, so I can't complain too much.
whats summersweet bogie? it sounds lovely. does it have a fragrance?
Posted by: bod | July 26, 2006 at 12:35 AM
summersweet is a late blooming shrub - yes it is fragrant.
Posted by: bogie | July 26, 2006 at 03:50 AM
You have more variety in your gardens than I do. I can't grow gayfeather or phlox, because the deer nibble them and leave bare stalks. Something, probably bunnies, have eaten the hosta in one garden!
You have quite the green thumb!
Posted by: buffy | July 28, 2006 at 08:21 PM
The deer tend to stick to the vegetable garden. I have 3 sorry little pepper plants left out of the 12-15 that I planted - and they were nibbled off so they are only about 4-6" tall now.
Posted by: bogie | July 29, 2006 at 07:05 AM
That moth is amazing looking!
Posted by: Amy | August 02, 2006 at 08:26 AM