"To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat."~Beverly Nichols

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Mardis Gras Parade Daylily...


today's offering of Bonanza....
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Chorus Line after a rainy night!

a rather happy boy in the garden...better than any gnome!!!
VERY crowded front bed...
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first blooms this year for Bonanza Daylily...last week I think
up close and personal...
rather tattered Mini Pearl Daylily after one of our fierce rainstorms...
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Daylily buds...
Finally a sign of Pardon Me daylily...hoping that it will bloom this year.
a bursting peony bud...
a rather wet and bedragled corner of the garden by the shed...
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Clematis on the arbour entering the backyard. This is the first year that the vine has been full. Such a treat!
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Husker Red Penstamen...
Delphinium
Lamb's Ear...
Black Eyed Susan...

As you can see, everything is wet after another couple days of rain.
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Globe flower...
can't remember the name of this one, but it grows up from a mound of large leaves, and my Gram had it all over her gardens...
Bristol Ruby wegeila...

anemone from the old farmhouse...
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Honeysuckle vine slowly making it's way along the front porch...
sweet william...the only plant I have left
a lone poppy in the front garden...
cranesbill of some variety...
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