What is in full bloom right now? JULY 1st - JULY 15TH 2010

And this one made me think of porcelin...

Your DL photos are dangerous, Julie. I nearly faint when I look at them. ;D

That screamin' red/orange seedling bloom is awesome- nice work!

My "volunteer" snapdragons are at their prime.

A few red roses and the beginning of hydrangea Nikko Blue to complement.

This daylily is one of my very favorites: Neon Rainbow

My pink rose garden. I am pretty sure it is a week or two late.

A closer look at two great roses: Savoy Hotel and Marijeke Koopman.

"Livin' Easy" and a clematis I will have to name when I get home to my records and Climbing "Royal Sunset" way up high.

Everything looks beautiful, Sharon. Love that Neon Rainbow!

Very pretty gals.

I don't know the name of the 'iris by the pond'. I bought it at the real Heronswood years ago. But you are welcome to a piece of it if you wish.

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I think summer is finally in full swing. Everything has really started to bloom during that heat wave we had. I only wish the tomatoes would hurry up. They are still small as peas.
This DL was hiding under a large leaf of a lupine. Sure is pretty.

Some more DL's near my pond

This pretty one was hiding behind some tall weeds. Glad I pulled the weeds or I would have missed this one.

These are short but so pretty, No bug bites..Yeah!

Another lovely DL.

The water lilies have started with the warmer temps.

This DF really enjoyed hanging around the pond yesterday. He was up high enjoying the view and away fron the prying eyes of my frogs.

More gorgeous DLs for me to drool over... hehe. Boy, the red and orange ones all make me crazy, I love them so much. :)

Okay here's my dark orangey red one. I love the purple DL's and the short stubby peteled ones.

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And here is my tiny campanula. The blossoms are about 3/4" long.

*goes crazy again* Yep, that DL does it for me too. hehe. (I also love purple ones) :)

Your wee campanula is adorable. :)

Thank you, WIllow. I would love to have a rhizome of "iris by the pond" though I have no pond to plant her by.

I am positively drooling over those roses and dayliles. My new daylilies are blooming for the first time this year. Before this I have only had the plain, but lovely yellow Stella.

And the baby Campanula is soooo cute!

oooh! Very nice! Love the DL'S I just have light peach DL, will have to branch out some. Love the pictures.

Daylilies Black Eyed Susan and Bold Tiger.

Absolute Treasure overcame some bud loss due to the rain-drizzle continuum of June,.

Three years in the making. This past few days, the crescendo.

Very nice!

Gees Julie...beautiful DL....now I'm thinking about tossing out all the blah ones out and stealing some of yours!!

Very pretty, mbabbitt. :)

mbabbitt, your daylily bed is looking great! Linda, I would heartily recommend doing just that. I dig out the plain, old ones wheever I have the energy and they then line the trails through the woods. Every year the newer varieties get better and better. It is sure fun to see what Julie's seed experiments have offered. I am sure she would be happy to share some of the "similar to one another" ones with you.

Very nice effort on the daylilies mbabbitt.

Anyone who beautifies my favorite town like Bothell is my favorite shot of the day. Nice Mbabbitt!
Well I can only show things months behind you guys but having been here this is some now in bloom in the yard this morning. Mostly Delphiniums.

Gorgeous daylilies!

Gorgeous Delphiniums too! Do those grow here on the wet side?

Love those delphiniums, Steve.

Holly, I have delphs in my garden. They do great as long as they get plenty of sun. The one I have that's in part shade tends to flop all over the place, while the one in full sun stays nice and upright. I have fresh seeds for 'Guardian Blue' if you want some.

Sofer, it was refreshing to see your vibrant delphs - mine are in their last state of tatters shouting at me to be cut back, and your photo reminded me of their past glory.

Soferdig,
I really like your composite picture of delphiniums. My own died this past winter. There is not many flowering plants that have that beautiful blue. I may have to replace them.

Here's one other view of my front yard, from the north end. The dark purple daylily in the distance is Strutters Ball. It had dozens of sprays this year and its flowering has been amazing.

Oh, I meant "scapes", not "sprays" in the above message. I guess the term had temporarily e'scaped my memory.

Beautiful flowers mbabbitt. Good year for daylilies judging from all the pics.