My garden is full of perennials, both old and newish. Perennials are the backbone of every yard- no need to plant, just wait for them to do their magic.
JUNE
If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance. ~Bern Williams
Alluim
Yellow iris, start from Stan's grandma's garden.
Bi-color Iris
Siberian Iris, start from my mother-in-law's garden.
Poppies
My favorites: Peonies in pale pink,
medium pink,
deep pink,
and white.
Bleeding Heart, Makayla's favorite.
Lupine in white
and red.
Clematis in fancy purple,
slightly less fancy purple,
deep purple,
and Jackmani, the first clematis I ever planted, 35 years ago.
Another purple, pictured sideways. I like other colors too, but my purple varieties bloom in June.
Sweet Pea
Raspberry canes.
Snow on the Mountain
Columbine
Daylily in orange
lemon yellow,
orange-y pink
yellow
speckled pink,
deep red,
dark orange red.
White Hydrangea,
Pink Hydrangea, just starting to bloom.
Sweet William
Pink Hydrangea/Yellow Lily
Foxtail
July
"The Summer looks out from her brazen tower,
Through the flashing bars of July."
- Francis Thompson
Red Bee Balm/Yellow Throated Lily
Shasta Daisy
Clematis
White and Purple Phlox
Not a perennial, but we had a bumper crop of Swallowtail Butterflies this year. They love the (annual) Zinnias.
Pink Daylily
Pale Orange Daylily
Pinkish Purple Daylily
Deep Purple Daylily
Purple Throated Daylily
August
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker
Pink phlox
Pale Pink/Purple Phlox
Cosmos
Early Chrysanthemum
September
The sun tires of summer and sighs itself into autumn. ~Terri Guillemets
Orange Chrysanthemum
Lupine re-bloom. It's never re-bloomed before.
Purple Edged Chrysanthemum
Sedum
October
"Just before the death of flowers,
And before they are buried in snow,
There comes a festival season
When nature is all aglow."
- Author Unknown
And before they are buried in snow,
There comes a festival season
When nature is all aglow."
- Author Unknown
Purple Chrysanthemum
White Chrysanthemum
Annuals, October 10, 2016
Annuals, October 11, 2016
Coming soon in Billings: Jones Floral. What an impressive array! You had me wanting to move to Montana...until the last photo. I love peonies too. Do you think that's because of Mrs. Powell's garden?
ReplyDeleteI remember every parent that would drop me off would comment on your beautiful flowers. Some day I hope I have your green thumb!
ReplyDeleteWonderful flower album!
ReplyDeleteNice fake-out, go to the botanical garden in Texas and then tell us they're yours - then throw in a snow picture to seal the deal. Very, very impressive. It is amazing what can grow in the vicinity of Trash.
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