Garden Blooms 2010-21

From a refreshing Milkshake to a hearty Tomato Soup (with Magnus).

Pink Double Delight with Garden Party roses.

Pretty lilies of all kinds, Robin.

Love those hydrangeas!

Nice to see Milkshake is as nice as it's supposed to be.

Another PDD with Mary Rose.

Yet more PDD again with Helenium Mardi Gras.

I know I planted the bulbs but did not recall planting these Yellow variety asiatics. Regardless, I still like them. Just have to know what they are.

Triumphator LO lily with High Society rose.

Friso orienpet lily with dahlia buds.

Bernini(?) oriental lily.

Newly opened Milkshakes with Heritage rose.

A noid - first hibiscus bloom of the season.

Last for tonight - Hydrangeas.

tex great pictures!! would love to walk your yard.

Tex those milkshakes are tempting.Hoe do they perfoem?
How many years have you had them?

Tex those are awesome.
From this morning:
sunflowers

powder puff hh

rose of sharon

Baby pumpkin

Rouge royale, smells heavenly

That HH is lovely Rama!! I can't believe you have ROS already....it's August before they start blooming here!!

heirloom sunflower

Thanks Celeste, my ROS usually start the second week in June, little late this year.

Oops wrong picture.
Wha, we just picked our first cuke. How are your veggie patch beauties doing?

Nice pictures Peonie
I like the sweet smalling red one.
Here is todays pix for all you color echoes fiends.
http://picasaweb.google.com/jgentle4/ColorEchoesJune26

Thanks Joann, I have poppy envy. They are beautiful and love the combos.

I agree, nice combo's Ge! I've only got one or 2 poppies blooming at the moment but see more buds. ^_^

My goodness more catching up to do.
Robin lovely DLs and lilies. Specially like that first deep rose colored DL. Most of mine are just starting to bloom too. I notice a lot of streaking on the early darker blooms this year. Anyone else seeing this?
Jen: Pretty lily, hydrangea a DL pics from you too. Like that two toned one. Very pretty.
Tex definitely need echinacea 'Milkshake'. How tall is yours? The blooms are supposed to last a long time too. PDD is really nice isn't it and I have been impressed with h. "Mardi Gras' very much so far. Your lily pics as is all of them are really lovely too.
Rama really like sunflowers, ROS and the HH. Looks like some pumpkin pie this fall or a jack-o-lantern.
JoAnn all those combos are very nice. Like the echies and lilies. Jealous of those poppies.

I am going to mark those reds and harvest seeds later.

Can't believe ROS is blooming! Like Pixie, ours used to bloom in Aug.....I'd hate to see it, because I knew I needed to get my classroom prepared for the new year! Jo, very pretty color combos...Tex, your roses & echies are wonderful....Rama, the powderpuff is unique.

Thanks all for the comments! Bill - anytime! It's a small yard but everything is well packed. I don't have those gorgeous hardscape as you have.

To answer questions regarding the Milkshakes - they were planted as plugs late in the season last year directly on the ground all 8 of them. The youngest of all my echinaceas, yet they were the first one to emerge from dormancy this spring and the most vigorous. They are already forming massive clumps right from the start. Some are about 4 ft. tall now and some just about 3 ft. tall. Also planted some Coral Reef at the same time with the Milkshakes and all of them went kaput.

My photo of the day - Mexican Hats/Ratibida Columnaris

Thanks Patty and Marilyn. Those are the tiny pumpkins that they sell along with the gourds. Freebie from last year.
Tex has some neat flowers.

Wow - overwhelming! We'll be doing a new thread every day at this rate! And Tex needs a dedicated one!

Well i would love a milk-shake..................lol

Daylilies are starting to open here in larger numbers now.
"Bela Lugosi'

'Blueberry Sundae'

Thats a hunk a burnin luve

'Irish Envy'

'Woodside Firedance'

One of the last foxglove blooms.

A brown and blue dragonfly.