The northeast corner of Mississippi, USA zone 7b
A recent purchase, Wax Begonias for my front porch. At the same time I bought three hanging baskets of Geraniums, but they are not in flower today.
Althea, Rose of Sharon, is a large shrub, or you might call it a small tree!
Hydrangeas
Gardenia shrub, very aromatic
My Gladiolas are just beginning to bloom. I bought a package of mixed color bulbs last year..
.. and I can hardly wait to see which colors bloom next!
Coneflower 'Pow Wow Wild Berry' has a multitude of buds ready to open.
Butterfly Milkweed,
Asclepias tuberosa.
Just about everyone here has Day Lilies in their yards, and if you drive out in the country you may see them growing beside the road ditches (lovingly called Ditch Lilies!)
Bleeding Heart Vine,
Clerodendrum thomsoniae. This is a tropical vine that I grow in a pot so that I can move it indoors in the colder months.
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| male American Goldfinch and two females, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 13, 2019 |
And if you would like to have the music of birdsong in your garden, provide food and water.
They enjoy a cool drink of water on a hot day just as much as we do!
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...things to look forward to here.
ReplyDeleteLucky you to have goldfinches in their colorful full summer dress. They are long gone from here. I do love that wax begonia - need to get me one!
ReplyDeleteLovely little birdies...those Gladiolus shade is eye catchy...Although I have bad luck growing Gladiolus but have been there admirer for years.
ReplyDeleteLovely post! I really like that Bleeding Heart vine.
ReplyDeleteI love that bleeding heart vine. We never dug our glads last year (long story) and it appears two overwintered - can't wait to see if they grow and bloom. I enjoyed yours-both are so pretty. Happy GBBD.
ReplyDeleteI actually bought (from a seed saver site) some rhizomes of plain ol' ditch lilies! They are just about ready to bloom, and have already put up new plants. Fortunately, they are planted they can multiply.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks so good! I just have a bit of color here in there, but it's not bad considering it's winter!
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Love your tropical bleeding heart! What a beautiful garden.
ReplyDeleteYour gladiolas (especially the first one) are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a grand bunch of photos...I must say I so love the glads. And then you ended on such a high note with all the goldfinches.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular Gladiolas. I hope my glads are as happy as yours when they bloom here in Virginia.
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