The weather has been perfect for those who love 90+ degree daytime highs. I'm not a fan of extremes but it's July. What can a gardener do? I'm also not a fan of extreme water bills but the garden is happy and when the garden is happy, the gardener is also happy.
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| That white flowering shrub is my Gardenia 'Frostproof.' It loves the heat. |
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| Purple Agastache also loves the heat. |
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| Ditto for the red flowering Oleander, the fuchsia and the spiky red flowered Persicaria. |
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| Jasmine on the right and Clematis (almost finished) on the left side of the trellis. |
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| On the right are Echinacea tennesseensis 'Rocky Top' blooming away |
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| Allium and 'Shenandoah' Panicum enjoy the heat. |
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| I cut back these Phlox in May so they're much shorter. |
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| Gardenia 'Frostproof' after deadheading the brown ones. |
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| Anemonopsis macrophylla with a bug I didn't notice until now. |
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| Lilium 'Black Beauty' |
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| These Oriental lilies were part of the mixed bag from Costco this spring. |
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| Check out this leaf sport on 'Laura' Phlox. |
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| We'll see if it comes true next year. |
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| Lobelia are just starting to bloom |
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| The Clerodendrum bungei have been blooming for about a week. |
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| My Calycanthus 'Hartlage Wine' is blooming again! |
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| 'Ayesha' Hydrangea is getting lots of water and it's paying off. |
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| Among my Clematis cacophony, we have 'Avant Garde'. Such a pretty thing. |
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| I purchased Nicotiana suaveolens seed from Nancy Ondra last winter. They just started blooming. |
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| Clethra 'Ruby Spice' always makes me think of Donna at Nowlens Bridge Perennials, where I got my plant. |
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| Hydrangea 'Limelight' is still very limey looking with a Gladiolus photobomb. |
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| Bumblebee on the Scabiosa flower. |
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| And on this one too. |
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| I love the foliage on Hibiscus moscheutos'Kopper King' |
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| This little Dianthus refuses to stop blooming. |
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| The last of the Daylilies |
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| Tetrapanax |
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| Euphorbia stygiana |
Finally, in May I found this little variegated Morning Glory at Garland Nursery. I hope you all are staying cool and enjoying life in the garden.
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| Variegated Morning Glory |