Early July Garden 2016

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Early July Garden 2016

The weather here has cooled considerably.  In fact, it got down to the mid 40’s last night and my sweet potato vines all looked a bit wilted. They do not like the cold at all and they made their dissatisfaction over the coolish weather known.  I know it will warm up again so I am not sweating it.

The other plants in my gardens take it all in stride.  They are blooming profusely and just riding it all out.  The prevailing colors are the hot summer shades and bright whites.
garden tour july 2016

I still have plenty of blue and pink blooming, they just aren’t the dominant color right now.  Actually the Asiatic lilies are nearly done but they have been blooming for several weeks.
asiatic lilies
The Rose Campion is in full glory, I am hoping to get another color of this, it is a soft white with pink centers.  As vigorous as this grows I know it will be another garden favorite.
Rose Campion

I am keeping the larkspur going by frequently deadheading it.  For more on how I keep my flowers continuously blooming CLICK HERE.

Larkspur

My Aglaia daisies, nicknamed Shaggy Maggy are thick and gorgeous.  I divided this one into 3 different plants last summer and all are doing great. I showed you how I divide them in this post How to Grow Daisies.   I love how fluffy it is.

Aglaia Daisy by fence

A few of my tiger lilies are blooming, I need more of these, I just love the soft colors and the spots.  Some call these leopard lilies and I can see why.
Tiger Lilies, or Leopard lilies

Lots of Gaillardias are blooming, I also have the all yellow ones called Lemon and Oranges.  As you can see I need to get busy deadheading these.  I need my gloves as those seed heads are super prickly.
gaillardias

Dragon Heart Cranesbill geranium is a shot of purple that is needed.
Cranesbill geranium

Some more of my Daisies, these are Crazy Daisies…
crazy daisies

Most of my roses are preparing for a fresh flush of blooms, I have deadheaded the spent blossoms to encourage the new growth.  In a week or so I should have an abundance of roses again.
In the meantime my potted Asiatic lilies are providing the perfume in the garden.
Oriental Lily

The Morning Glories are just starting to open up as well, I have yanked out most of them this year, they got a little out of hand last summer.  I do have some Heavenly Blue started, it is a tough one to get growing for me, it likes it hotter than we get here in the mountains.
Morning Glory.

Black eyed Susans for that bright happy yellow..I have plenty of varieties
Black eyed susans

More sweet peas too, these are called Strawberry Fields..I love the two toned pink and they smell as sweet as they look.
Strawberry Fields Sweet Peas
There is always more flowers to share than I have time to sit and type up a post.  I really need to get out to the garden and see to some chores.  How that breaks my heart.

Happy Gardening and I hope you enjoy my flowers as much as I.

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10 Comments

  1. Your garden is just so beautiful. It looks so happy in July. Mine looks a little wilty but definitely not from cool temps. We would take some of those.

  2. You are most welcome, Lyn. It is fun to share and more fun to know that others are enjoying it too.

  3. I love sharing but it also serves and a garden diary for me, I can check what was blooming and relive the glory in mid-winter, when snow is burying everything in view. 🙂

  4. I am in N. California, zone 8, used to be 7. Last year I watered with gray water for all my ornamental plants, it was the water from our tubs and shower. The flowers flourished like nobodies business so I know they liked it! This year we have yet to switch back over to that for the garden, but we are off restrictions here, I have all soaker hoses and I have mulched heavily so the water usage is very low. Most of my plants are drought tolerant so that helps and my roses are used to little watering so they have put down deep roots and don’t require as much water as many think they need.

  5. Dawn Johnston says:

    Beautiful flowers and such variety!! What zone are you in, you said mountains? I’m in southwest (San Diego east county) and with severe drought can’t grow as much as in previous years. Having well water saves me…..😊

  6. Beautiful garden–thanks for sharing and all the great tips!

  7. Lyn Pilgrim says:

    Thank-you once again Pamela for the tour around your beautiful garden, Lyn x

  8. Charlene Bryant says:

    Thanks, I’ll see what happens. Have a great week!

  9. Hi Charlene. I just let them dry on the vine then collect the seed before it pops open of its own volition. Some may fall to the ground but I just let them overwinter and they sprout for me the following spring in place but usually I get to gather more than fall to the ground.

  10. Charlene Bryant says:

    Beautiful garden as always. Question: The Sweet Peas…when they get the seed pods, how do you dry them to use again the following year? I noticed mine had some seed pods dangling from them after they bloomed so I just kept them but I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do with them so they’ll sprout again next year.

    Thanks,

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