"Gardening is what we gardeners like to do: digging, fussing with our plants, weeding, deadheading ~ all the soothing creative labor that goes into maintaining our personal Edens."
~ Page Dickey
Late July Daylily
(Hemerocallis)
Garden Phlox
(P. paniculata)
Chinese Astilbe
Late July Daylily
(Hemerocallis)
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Favorite July Daylily
(Hemerocallis)
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Hydrangea
(Annabelle Hydrangea - H. macrophylla)
Black-Eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia)
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Shasta Daisy
(Leucanthemum)
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Rose of Sharon
(Hibiscus syriacus)
"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."
~ Alfred Austin
Comments
I'm off out to work in the garden for the day .....if the rain holds off :P
Eileen
I can't believe that July is almost over; here's hoping that August is cooler!
Marnie
Hi Nutty! Thank you, dear friend, and enjoy your day in the garden. Weather is awesome here today ... sunny and 68º right now. We're off to the lake, hoping it will be as beautiful/sunny there. Happy weekend :)
Many daylilies are still going strong, Eileen. Sure wish I knew the name of my favorite late yellow ... a perfect daylily! Shame on me but they have been in the garden for over 25 years!
Go for it IG! You won't be disappointed! They seem to be like Clydesdale perennials.
Hello, dear Gail. A.A. would love it as we all do. Thinking of you with big hugs since today is the first anniversary of my sister's death. Feels good to share that with you since I know your heart is with mine. Let's both enjoy life and, hopefully, a wonderful weekend!
Thank you, dear Rose. Yes, hoping for a cooler August. Enough is enough of this oppressive heat and humidity! (I have not had a good hair day all summer :)
Hi, dear Marnie, and thank you. I'm with you about the reverse gardening ... not as happy in the garden in Aug/Sept as in spring and early summer.
Hi Meredehuit. Delighted to see you and thank you for your kind comment.
Thanks, dear Monica. Sorry, no recipe (though have been cooking up a storm) ... a hurried post to end the month before heading north. If bored and hungry, you can practice boiling a perfect egg :)
Hello, dear Carol. I too have so enjoyed your beautiful posts, heartfelt and stunning. You have a gift for engaging all to feel welcome. Summer hugs.
Thanks imac ... just returned in awe from your site. Life is rich behind the lens!
Thank you, sebi, and hope you enjoyed your visit. You too have a lovely site.
i know you are enjoying your time on the lake.
Welcome to my world, Scottweberpdx, and thank you. So enjoyed visiting you also.
Thank you, Heather, and welcome. Do hope you will return. So enjoyed touching base with you.
Noel, welcome and thank you. You live in a beautiful world and so enjoyed my visit to your stunning site.
You are most kind, Jacquline D'Elia. Let's not be strangers ... you have much to share that I also enjoyed.
Marmee, your life is rich and the baby, beautiful. Indeed blessed, I thank you for sharing the joys of your life.
Thanks, Chad ... flanked with hosta, this is a stalwart beauty in my July garden, worthy of an opening :)
What a beautiful blog you have!!
Gorgeous collages!
Have a nice weekend!!
I am so sad that today is the last day of July. I got teary reading that quote, because I am having jaw pain that hurts when I am doing any pulling or cutting. I am doing some light gardening for a little while in the mornings, but can't stay out for long at a time. I also can't sit at the computer for as long at a time as I like. Well, I need to leave my pity party and be thankful the pain is under control, and may be starting to get better.
Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to visit my blog. I so enjoy blog hopping; there are so many wonderful gardeners out there and you are one of them!!
Have a lovely Sunday,
Carla
Hi, Shady! You are a dear and always a joy to hear from. Enjoy your break. Summer is hard to keep up with ... I'm at the lake but back home tomorrow to play catch up before returning again on Thurs. (I meet myself coming and going!)
Hello Sue. I'm sorry you are not feeling well :( I too wonder where July went ... it flew by as did May and June. But let's enjoy August and the gifts of summmer.
Delighted to hear from you, Carla, a fellow fun cook and gardener. Thank you for the kind comment and I certainly agree ... there are many fine gardeners!
Welcome Maybelline and thank you. Picasa is easy ... give it a try. Good luck!
Have a happy gardening week!
You are a dear, Kanak, and thank you. Each gardener's garden is unique ... you have amazing tropicals that would never be happy in my garden and why it is always a joy to visit you. August hugs.
Welcome, Gloria, and thank you. Indeed I do love my garden and judging from shots of yours, you do too! A delightful connection ...