In the front welcome garden near the sidewalk, the shasta daisies are still blooming away, plus the yarrow 'Moonshine', catmint, cranesbills, campanula glomerata and the veronica 'Sunny Border Blue' just starting. The new side (top right in this collage) needs a little something more, don't you think? Perhaps some daisies or yarrow...
Closer to the house, the chives are finishing, and the peachleaf bellflower and clary sage look great with the yellow of the spireas. On the left-hand side of the front steps, there is a mock orange in all its glory. I planted this for its fragrance, which knocks your socks off when you stand at my front door. This shrub will bloom in partial shade, which is exactly what I have.
As we go around the side of the house, the clematis and globe thistle are starting to bloom, and the mullein, delphiniums, daisies and pinks are still going strong. The sweet rocket and snow-in-summer are just finishing.
Inside the butterfly potager, the roses are still blooming, the delphiniums and honeysuckle are just starting, and the blue cornflower is just finishing. We've been thinning the carrots and beets and eating them, and the peas are just ready for picking. We also have lettuce and spinach in a different area of the yard.
Not a lot blooming in the shade garden right now - thank goodness for foliage texture! But the columbine and coral bells are still going strong.
And finally, the kids' adventure garden on the back hill. Pinks, catmint, lady's mantle, peachleaf bellflower, roses, borage, meadow rue, iceland poppies, painted daisy, sea thrift, masterwort, honeysuckle, lamb's ears, cosmos and more are blooming. The grasses are in "bloom" too.
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