The hot days of summer means one thing...beautiful summer blooms that go unnoticed because I am choosing the indoor air conditioning instead 110 degree humidity...However just for this blog, I ventured out into the sweltering heat to snap a few pictures:
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| shade garden with hydrangea in the background |
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| beautiful pink garden flox |
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| black swallowtail with phlox |
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| hydrangea |
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| tall yellow coneflowers |
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| these will reach 5 ft |
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| volunteer black eyed susans |
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| hibiscus |
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| literally a dinner size plate bloom! |
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| hardy lilies |
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| rose of sharons |
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| pineapple lily first of summer |
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| pineapple lily bloom late summer |
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| wonderful smelly ginger! |
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| this is a steel wire trellis that "holds" scuppernogs...not so much! |
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| you can see the grapes bulging through |
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| muscadines and scuppernog grapes |
And for some wildlife:
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| Carolina wren |
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flycatcher?
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| male and female Cardinals |
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| swallowtail caterpillars on dill |
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| even my ducks coming up to the house for some sprinkler action! |
Happy Gardening! and looking forward to the cooler days of fall...
Nicki
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