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Hemerocallis 'Longstocking' |
As I looked around my USDA hardiness zone 6a garden early yesterday morning, before the sun was bright, I was surprised to see how many red and red-toned flowers I have in bloom.
There was a time when I could never have imagined that red would ever be that prevalent in my garden, especially in June. But times change and so does a gardener's willingness to expand the color palette of her garden.
In Plopper's Field, so named because it is where I just plop plants in wherever there is a bare spot, a new bloom of Hemerocallis 'Longstocking' , purchased from nearby Soules Garden, brings some red to that border.
Just down the way, on the edge of The Shrubbery, a mass of shrub roses immediately draws my eyes to the area, and I think briefly about sitting for a spell in the garden before heading off to work.
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OSO EASY™ Cherry Pie, Rosa 'Meiboulka' |
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Yarrow from Blooms of Bressingham |
The yarrow watch over the beginning of the path I call Ridgewood Avenue that divides Woodland Follies from August Dreams Gardens. Here I stop, surprised to see an aster starting blooming.
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Aster novae-angliae 'Alma Potschke' |
Elsehwere in August Dreams Garden, sneezeweed is starting to bloom, too.
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Helenium 'Mardi Gras' |
Of course, all is not red in my garden in June. The shasta daisies, coneflowers, and coreopsis bring white, purple and yellow to Ploppers' Field. In front there are pink blooms on spirea and yellow blooms on roses, mixed with the hint of blue on newly planted butterfly bushes. Much of the garden is the same as it was on previous bloom days in June in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, give or take by a few weeks and give or take a few new plants each year.
But red is the color I see in my garden today, in 2012, in the middle of June.
What's blooming in your garden?
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“We can have flowers nearly every month of the year.” ~ Elizabeth Lawrence
Comments
Thanks for hosting the GBBD again, I look so forward to joining in every month!
Your reds are lovely and really stand out. Thank you very much for hosting.
It's definitely been a mixed-up season in the garden with so many things blooming early. Wonder what will be left to bloom in late summer and early fall!
Thank you for hosting Bloom Day.
I love red, nice to see this wonderfull colour in your garden!
Thanks for hosting!
You have many beautiful flowers in your garden. You've inspired me!
~Angela~
If this continues, then red may become a regular feature in my garden!
I've been to Blooms of Bressingham and Bressingham gardens! I bumped into Adrian Bloom whilst I was there :)
I love the idea of a Plopper's Field ;)
Cher Sunray Gardens
Frances
There are some lovely red and orange shades now available in the Achillea. I've grown them for cutting on my allotment and they grow fast and flower over most of the summer. If you're going down the red route they're worth a look.
The Corpse Flower only blooms for a few days. These are VERY rare and it may be a while before you see another.
GG
I enjoyed seeing your blooms.
I love the reds and pinks in your garden. Very pretty!!
My garden this time of year is dominated by many shades of purple and blue from my many Spiderworts.
Thanks so much for hosting!
Glad to see you're inclusive of all colors in your garden, I once knew a gardener who was a "yellowist".
I love the blooms in your garden. The red daylily is stunning. Your Helenium Mardi Gras is one of my favorites. Mine won't bloom for at least another month. Love the matching cirlique garden art. I have a blue and purple one in my front yard which is so fun. Happy GBBD!
Yael from Home Garden Diggers
Rose Petals Nursery
Thanks for hosting Bloomday.
The mulching is done and you can come visit now! Hope you are doing well and your garden looks great!
Debbie
Thanks again for hosting!
It is interesting to think about the dominant color in the GBBD posting. For us it has to be mostly yellow and red around the yard. Both are eye catching from a distance. I'm realizing I've should have posted the Blackout Lilies which, though they have been out for weeks now, still compete for attention in the yard. There is so much happening right now.
I seem to have a red, white and blue theme at the moment - unintentional but fitting for the Royal Jubilee.