Hello, everyone. It's me, Cammie! Today, Maggie and I thought we'd share shots with you of what's in bloom around our gardens. There is a lot going on out there, so let's jump right in!
Mom was delighted to see these bushes in bloom, as she thought she had killed them:
![IMG_2109CrapeMyrtle](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1796/28114852107_b10b5dee86_c.jpg) |
Crape Myrtle |
In the Wildflower Garden, we currently have the following blooms:
![IMG_2179BlackEyedSusan](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1777/29110883108_d6685f18fc_c.jpg) |
Black-Eyed Susans, just starting to open |
![IMG_2176MoonshineYarrowPowWowWildBerryConeflower](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1804/28115045557_f8fdbe5178_c.jpg) |
Moonshine Yarrow, with a surprise PowWow Wild Berry Coneflower popping up! |
![IMG_2025CheyenneSpiritConeflower](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/888/28114850417_d4e3c2f535_c.jpg) |
Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower |
Up in the Friendship Garden ...
![IMG_2018DayLilies](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1808/28115047577_bbd20e4248_c.jpg) |
Day Lilies |
This is a new-for-us variety of Coneflower - the color is really intense!
![IMG_2181GlowingDreamConeflowers](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/899/28114854557_950b5688dc_c.jpg) |
Glowing Dream Coneflowers |
This Bumble Bee really likes our 4-headed coneflower:
![IMG_2186PowWowWildBerryConeflowerBumbleBee](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1825/42983107581_3aac42841c_c.jpg) |
Bumble Bee on PowWow Wild Berry Coneflower |
Some Lavender popped up in an unexpected place, so Mom dug it up and stuck it in a pot. It looks right at home in the Friendship Garden:
![IMG_2182RoseaLavender](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1810/28114853817_18b4fb6395_c.jpg) |
Rosea Lavender -- it's PINK! |
Further down, the Becky Daisies are coming into bloom:
![IMG_2027BeckyDaisies](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1801/42983104741_921bb8b7ea_c.jpg) |
Becky Daisies |
As we showed you the other day, we have some Orange Hobbit Sunflowers in planters on the back deck. Here's another look at
that one:
![IMG_2159OrangeHobbitSunflower](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1770/28114855207_9e7233cbb4_c.jpg) |
Orange Hobbit Sunflower, with bug |
Over on the south tiers, the Butterfly Weed is going strong in the Butterfly Garden:
![IMG_1942ButterflyWeed](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1813/28115046597_a279ea3c7a_c.jpg) |
Butterfly Weed |
Out front, I'm fairly sure we've been invaded by some sort of alien plants:
![IMG_2136HenAndChicks](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1799/28114856047_c3b460454a_c.jpg) |
Hen and Chicks, looking very strange! |
They're pretty cool-looking, but we're keeping an eye on them. We've watched too many SciFi movies to trust those things!
Mom planted a packet of seeds to grow some gold-colored Cosmos:
![IMG_2083Cosmos](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1772/28114851587_5459693133_c.jpg) |
Not a gold-colored Cosmos bloom |
They also have light pink blooms. But not gold. Not yet, anyway.
In our mailbox planter, we have more Orange Hobbit Sunflowers! Here's the biggest bloom:
![IMG_2044OrangeHobbitSunflower](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1827/28114851327_9a11ab129c_c.jpg) |
Orange Hobbit Sunflower |
This group is looking much better than the ones in the planters on the deck; they get different sun.
Last shot -- here is a group photo of me, Maggie, and the Orange Hobbitses:
![IMG_2204CamMagsOrangeHobbitSunflowers](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1807/42983107131_46c9be054b_c.jpg) |
"Smiles, everyone!" "Yay!" "🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻!!!" |
We hope our garden tour added a bit of serenity to your day! Happy Sunday!
Cammie!