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Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' |
Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6b garden, I've circled August 5th as the day when it finally rained, and the extreme drought loosened its grip on my garden just a little bit.
I'm not ready to declare August a new spring but there are signs that we are going to recover from this drought after all.
One of the best shrubs right now is Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'. It is doing quite well, all things considered, and adds a nice touch of bloom to one corner of the garden.
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Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' |
The Joe Pye weed, Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe' hasn't quite decided what height it should be.
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Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe' |
False aster, Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' isn't quite as showy as last year.
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Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' |
The rare Short's goldenrod, Solidago shortii, seems to have paid no attention to the drought.
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Solidago shortii |
Elsewhere in the garden, there's quite a bit of drought damage and clean up to be done. Someone commented a while back asking to see pictures of Plopper's Field before and after the drought.
Here's what Plopper's Field looked like three months ago, when thoughts of breaking all-time heat and drought records were far from my mind.
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Plopper's Field - May 13, 2012 |
And this is what Plopper's Field looks like now after three months of record breaking heat and drought.
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Plopper's Field - August 13, 2012 |
Around in the front of the house, I'm still quite impressed with Buddleia davidii Lo & Behold™ 'Blue Chip'.
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Buddleia davidii Lo & Behold™ 'Blue Chip' |
One last bloom to share... Rosa 'Radsunny' stayed green thoughout most of the drought, but was a bit stingy with its blooms. Now with the rain, it is starting to bud up quite nicely.
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Rosa 'Radsunny' |
What's blooming in your garden in mid-August? I'd love to see and read about whatever it is that brightens your garden on the 15th of every month.
Please join in with your own Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day post. Just post on your blog about what is blooming this month in your garden and then come back here and leave a link to your blog post in the Mr. Linky widget below along with a brief comment to entice us to virtually visit your garden.
The rules for Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day are simple... no rules! You can include pictures, lists, no lists, common names, botanical names, whatever you’d like to do to showcase your blooms. You can post early, you can post late. We are grateful for whatever you share with us. Thank you, and all are welcome!
Now, say it together with me...
“We can have flowers nearly every month of the year.” ~ Elizabeth Lawrence
Comments
Limelight looks none the worse for wear, and I'm looking forward to seeing how well your little buddleia overwinters. Happy Bloom Day, and thanks for hosting.
Thanks again for hosting "Bloom Day".
My Blooms Day offering is about the bees making up for lost time after our really bad spring and summer. I do hope they get enough stores in to see them over winter.
another fan of that hydrangea here, too, btw
Congrats to you and the fairies for 2000 posts and thanks for hosting!
Happy Bloom Day--I think the rain has made this a much happier day than the one in July.
All the best,
RPN
Your hydrangeas appear oblivious that there was a drought, so fresh and greeny. Isn't Eupatorium fantastic? Happy Bloom Day!
Your hydrangeas appear oblivious that there was a drought, so fresh and greeny. Isn't Eupatorium fantastic? Happy Bloom Day!
Your garden looks lovely, despite your drought. Glad that you finally got some rain.
Happy GBBD,
Yael from Home Garden Diggers
A bunch of us at Storey posted what we have blooming in our yards, but no one posted a Hydrangea pic.
Thanks for sharing!
~Julie
You do still have a lot going on, though.
Hope this drought goes away soon.
Most of my energy has been spent dealing with family health problems instead of gardening this summer, but I still have a few blooms that survive despite my neglect.
Thank you, as always, for hosting Bloom Day!
Glad to hear you've gotten some rain at last. Sorry to be so late, well beyond the bounds of my usual slothful behavior. Put it down to picture-taking efforts. Limelight is perfect for this time of year isn't it?
My garden is only one year in the works since we moved to Western North Carolina.
Thanks Carol,
Smiles, Cyndi
despite the dry spell! Speaking of droughts, you should take a look at the Australian Garden I've posted about!
Happy belated Bloom Day!