Tuesday, July 2, 2019

What's Blooming?

I'm in my second heavenly week here in NJ, which means I've got time to take leisurely walks around the yard and see what's blooming. I'm usually only here for a day and a half on weekends, with no extra time to appreciate what's growing and blooming here (and not much time for weeding, either!) Here's what's blooming in the beginning of July:

A rainy spring has been good for the hydrangeas. Some are in their full bluetiful bloom,


and others are just beginning to show their beauty.


When we had a fenced-in vegetable garden here in NJ, I had two sections planted with columbines, poppies, purple cone flowers, and black-eyed-susans. The garden is now in MD, and the fence is down in NJ, but that means the flowers can spread and grow unfettered. They're starting to look a bit wild, but I'm happy to let them grow, at least until we get a couple dump truck loads of topsoil and fill in the old garden.

The poppies have frilly pink flowers and interesting seed heads. I'm trying to dry them for some poppy seeds, but it's been a wet summer and this week looks like more of the same.






There are a few roses left after the initial June profusion, but many of them are being chewed to bits by Japanese beetles. Here's the one that I found that hadn't been attacked ... yet.


And then there are the day lilies. I'll admit that I usually take these for granted, but when I took the photo I admired them in all their stages (bud, bloom, and withering) along with the grasses that are growing rampant in the bed.


Thanks for coming along with me on my walkabout!

11 comments:

  1. I'll bet your garden is a truly peaceful place to be with all those blooms!

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  2. Gorgeous! Absolutely gorgeous, Bonny! Those damned Junebugs are doing a number on my rose bushes too.

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  3. It's all really lovely, Bonny! My garden/yard is turning into a tropical jungle with all the rain and humidity. I'm going to have to make it a priority on the next nice day (that I don't have to work).

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  4. I love all your blooms! The hydrangea is gorgeous (we've never had luck with them living longer than a year or so). And poppies!! I saw my first Japanese Beetle over the weekend - it came in on laundry that was hanging on the line. I've not told Fletch...yet...I just flushed that guy down the toilet. Fletch will be setting out traps soon enough (and they are just gross).

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  5. How comes flowers have to be nurtured and coaxed along while giant weeds can just spring up over night?!? Lovely photos today.

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  6. Just beautiful, Bonny! I'm so glad you're able to enjoy some prime-blooming-time in your NJ garden. XO (And I am so envious of your bluetiful hydrangeas! The are wonderful!!!)

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  7. Oh my, Bonny - what stunning blooms! I'm so glad you've been able to spend DAYS as opposed to hours in NJ ... looks like your timing was perfect!

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  8. Beautiful and glad you are home to enjoy your blossoms!

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  9. Gorgeous! Oh those hydrangeas are so special! Our day lilies will pop over the weekend. Glad you've got to enjoy your home for a few days!

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  10. The blue hydrangea is one of my flowers! Nothing like it grows in Utah! Time in one place must be a real luxury for you and I'm glad you took us along for a walk!

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  11. I love blue hydrangeas. Your flowers are gorgeous. Thanks for the walk about through your garden. What a green thumb you have.

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