As we move into August I'd say spring to early summer was the best time for garden flowers and they put on a FABULOUS show: daffodils, peonies, irises, begonias, primroses, even the buttercups, geraniums, French lilacs, columbines, all sorts of poppies, Scottish broom, irises, cornflowers etc made a grand parade. Now that summer is well and truly underway and the days are at their hottest, the garden is not as showy as far as flowers are concerned -- but the fruit and vegetables have kicked in, and H and I are happily coping with the masses of produce.
Still, the day lilies are livening up the yard with spiky orange clusters, and many wildflowers continue to bloom in the front yard, in the overhang around the house and out in the back of the house.
The daylilies in the front yard:
There's echinacea:
A few hydrangeas:
A pot of lavender:
And a whole host of others I can't identify:
I love looking at these little wild ones closely. They aren't as showy as the huge, lovely peonies. What they are are micro doses of sunny charm...modest bouquets of midsummer.
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