August 1

Finally the flowers have appeared. The oriental lilies are not out yet, so I will just have to put them into separate posts. The petunias in the front gardens are climbing right through the roses. The hydrangeas did not flower this year. I cut them back too far I guess. I may put in a shorter variety. jc

more flowers

Gaura, phlox, dahlias, canna and roses. The morning glories on the arbor are just starting to flower. Another casualty of the cool, wet June and the rabbits. jc

why shade?

Sun filtered through oaks and big mid-summer flowers. These spikes of astilbe and ligularia are four to five feet tall, and there is a meadow rue up left that is about seven feet tall. jc

red

I was thinking I would have a nice big project to photograph through the summer; a work in progress blog. But I don't, so I guess I will just post pretty pictures of my work. Can you see the fading of one colored impatiens into another? Warm pink into cool pink. It looks good live. jc

A detail of a Japanese snowbell, and a nice lavender walk on the same property. There are little tiny morning glories and moonflowers on the trellis. It was so cool in June that they have barely grown. Hope they take off soon. The red tree at right is a peach that has flowers the color of bubble gum. jc

Happy Fourth of July.
I know the weather can't be used as an excuse, but we had the fourth least amount of sun for one month on record. Not excessive rain; just cloudy. And four and a half degrees below average temp. There should be far more flowers. I guess it means all the more for later. Still pretty where the flowers appear, and the forms work. jc