Mid-Atlantic Gardening: FIRST FLOWERS OF SUMMER!! Early July Edition :), 1 by Sequoiadendron4

Sequoiadendron4 wrote:
I don't have any trouble with the two Lupines I got from a nursery last spring. I really think they need morning sun and dappled shade. Maybe I'm just lucky.

Cat, why would you want a 'Lesser Cornstalk Borer' in your garden? Aren't borers bad? Also, I love that mountain mint! Your zinnia looks good too, don't give up on them! Zinnias are my new favorite annual. They are such good performers. I like Cosmos too but I won't buy them again as the last time I had them they all got a debilitating powdery mildew and died. Not to mention, IMO, their performance isn't as good as zinnias, at least in my garden.

Here is my latest dahlia bloom. I was away in Connecticut the last two days and was hoping it would hold off until I got home. I got home yesterday and snapped this pic. I don't know the name.