Yes, I like growing flowers......post your garden/flower-beds!

[Coralkong1]

I didn't plant a garden this year.
Between medical issues and moving house, I just didn't have it in me.
Depending on how my transplant goes, I'll plan on next year.

 

[Dew Knot Humps]

Today in the backyard:

 

[jbj]

My orange lillies have eventually started blooming

 

[jbj]

Bah the files are too large again


Been away a few days, come back and there's been a wee explosion of life. Really happy with how it's come along this year.

The orange and black lollies look great together.

 

[jbj]

My orange and black Asiatic lillies are almost gone but the day lillies and other stuff I planted around the bed are coming out now.

The random daisy type things my wife bought from qvc are looking great too elsewhere and my buddleia is starting to flower purple, there's meant to be orange / yellow stems to come through too so we'll see.

I may move some things around for next year but being the first summer of planting stuff I'm really happy I've had flowering from march with my tulips and daffs and the buddleia should go through until August so a really nice long period of everything looking good out front.

My clover lawns are looking good too. It's been a really warm summer so there's bare patches I'll overseed later in the year but where it's taken, it looks great.

 

[Bob411]

My orange and black Asiatic lillies are almost gone but the day lillies and other stuff I planted around the bed are coming out now.

The random daisy type things my wife bought from qvc are looking great too elsewhere and my buddleia is starting to flower purple, there's meant to be orange / yellow stems to come through too so we'll see.

I may move some things around for next year but being the first summer of planting stuff I'm really happy I've had flowering from march with my tulips and daffs and the buddleia should go through until August so a really nice long period of everything looking good out front.

My clover lawns are looking good too. It's been a really warm summer so there's bare patches I'll overseed later in the year but where it's taken, it looks great.

Wow! My brain is stunned. I thought QVC was an only in America thing. Now I'm imagining it without the American accents.

 

[Dew Knot Humps]

Dog days of summer and we’ve probably got at least 300 blooms going strong. The swamp milkweed, spotted monarda and lobelia are coming on strong soon to be followed by New England aster and showy goldenrod.

Our yard is at least 80% percent native which means not only do they provide essential pollen, nectar and larvae hosts for many species they also condition the soil to prevent runoff and help rainwater absorb into the water table.

I find it fascinating to just observe up close the dozens of different insects that stop by to do their thing.