Wednesday, July 2, 2014

What was in bloom this June

We had pretty nice weather in June.  My vegetable garden is looking lovely and I should soon be able to harvest some more beets, kohlrabi and cabbage.  I need to find a good coleslaw recipe for the cabbage.  I've been able to enjoy my tea on the porch in the mornings while watching over my butterfly garden.
I really like how the wildflower seeds I scattered took off this year, they look so pretty in there. I'll definitely have to remember to scatter seeds again next year.
The tickseed coreopsis:
Katy really likes those cute little flowers. 
And my Yarrow has been blooming for a while too:
I was just reading about how you can make yarrow into tea.  I really need to try it out.
this color is called Peachy Indulgence.  I really love the Yarrow I might have to get some more in another color.
I had a couple scabiosa blooms this year but I keep moving it around so the poor plant is trying to adjust to that.  I think I have it where I want it now though!
and the roses look and smell lovely still...
My bee balm doesn't look so great this year because of those stupid red spider mites. I just released about 2000 predatory mites in the garden though so hopefully we'll start seeing less of the vicious sap suckers!
In the back flower beds by hardy geranium looks awesome this year.
and this morning glory vine keeps getting more and more blooms every day.
I have morning glory a couple other places and it's growing, albeit slowly it seems.
Early this past spring I let the kids each pick out a dahlia plant and plant them in the expanded bed behind the garage.  Joanna's has started blooming and she's so so excited.  I have a hard time being patient waiting for my flowers to bloom and I'm 32 years old! Imagine being 6 and trying to wait :P
her garden decoration:
It looks like Katy's is close to full bloom as well but we're going to have to wait quite a while yet for Chase's.
The morning glory on the kids play house:

3 comments:

Christy said...

I really love your wildflowers. I am also jealous of your porch. What a lovely place to sip your tea!

Anonymous said...

I sense some bitterness over the spider mites! I'm jealous of your blooming morning glories, I love your 2 tone dahlia, and it goes without saying, that you have some beautiful models!

Love
Mom

Katy said...

I am bitter! I think we're getting ahead if them now though. I need to get some more pictures of the morning glory behind the house it has lots of blooms now!