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| Phlox paniculata 'Nicky', Geranium 'Blogold' (Blue Sunrise™), Calycanthus floridus 'Athens', and Hemerocallis 'Woodside Amethyst' |
Hello, July. Normally, I dread July as the weather is usually the worst of the gardening season. I didn't dread the start of July this year because July weather crashed my June garden party and stubbornly refuses the hint that it is not at all welcome. At least there are bright spots to the garden yet. The southeast border is surprisingly at its best now. All of the above-listed plants are blooming well; even the unmowed lawn is blooming. There's really no point to mowing as the grass is not growing and the bees are enjoying the clover. The only casualties of the drought in this border are noticeable by their absence. All the peony-flowered poppies (
Papaver somniferum) dried up. Ah, well, that's life in the garden, or, to quote Cubs' fans, wait 'til next year.
While the southeast border has benefited from some additional watering, the southwest bed against the house has not. It does get afternoon shade.
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| Coreopsis 'Star Cluster', with Phlox paniculata 'Goldmine', Hemerocallis 'Little Grapette', and Hemerocallis 'Pink Lavender Appeal' |
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Hosta plantaginea in the background of the above photo is showing signs of distress and the
Hemerocallis foliage is browning and getting ratty. But the
Coreopsis is ignoring the drought. I must admit that this is a
free trial plant I got last summer. I think it's a keeper. It bloomed into October last year, but did develop a bit of mildew near the end.
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| Coreopsis 'Star Cluster' October 2011 |
In the heat of summer, the flowers are almost solid white, but in autumn, they sport reddish/purplish centers.
Coreopsis are tough native plants from the prairie. I think I'll be planting more of them this fall. It'll probably be raining again by then.
7 comments:
Your garden seems to be snapping back from the bit of rain and cooler temps you have received. However the heat and drought do not want to give up. UGH... I love the "wait til next year' quote.
Those plants look good despite the drought!
We go from one extreme to the other around here...yesterday, two inches fell in an hour....sigh
Lisa - Hah! Hardly, we got only .2" of rain. Some trees' foliage is starting to turn and most of the garden looks like hell. I should do a post on that.
Phillip -it is amazing. Even in the unbearable heat, these just keep going. You've got to admire plants that can take 100F and -20.
Darla - that's how it was here last year. This year, nada.
Looks good! I can't say we're in drought conditions here, but the heat is taking its toll.
Wow! That is indeed lovely. I am thankful for the wonderful garden. I really love the colors. It is so pretty.
Merci de partager ce magnifique massif. Bonne journée.
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