What's Blooming - June 17th

It's been a busy few months here.  Now that the temperature is really heating up (90 today), it's time to start sitting back, stop the mass planting, and get into maintenance and watering mode.  We had a great week of rain and everything still looks pretty fresh, but I don't expect that to last.  So, I snapped a few pics to remind me how beautiful things look in the middle of June.

The front garden still looks nice. Hostas and hydrangeas are starting to bloom, while Iris Pallida Variegata is winding down.

So, I had really good intentions here.  For those of you who like to do those puzzles where you stare at the page and see the hidden element, see if you can guess what's here.  It's our family monogram "S".  Note to self: Pick a new flower combination for next year, maybe something perennial, like a low growing herb.  Yellow finches thoroughly enjoy plucking the yellow petals off the zinnias, thus the reason you can hardly see the shape!!!

Incrediball hydrangea 1/3 starting to bloom.

Orange Marmalade hosta

The pink flowers are rose campion, the white is White Swan coneflower.

Sedum blooming

A type of sedum that I can't recall the name of... but stunning.

Brag picture... check out the view, and that is only a slice :-)

All plants I got from the distressed plant section at Lowe's. They don't look too stressed to me!

That's basil growing tall on the left side.

Coneflowers Cherokee Spirit (?)... the package says different color flowers on the same plant. I still say that's impossible and that it's just a mix of flower colors all put in the same pot.