... but that's all changed as of this morning as we will be some 30 degrees cooler than we have been. We did get hail about three days ok, but the tree canopy offered pretty good protection and damage was minimal. I'm glad that we missed this latest round of severe weather as well... the skies were quite threatening as you can see in this photo (taken from #1 on site map at the end of the post)...
Today's post will give just a bit of insight into what's in bloom this week... one needs to be on top of photo taking, lest the blooms come and go within a day or so... this little clematis is always the first to blossom and has bloomed once a year for the past 25 years and it's home is very much in the shade for many of those years... (taken from #2 on site map at the end of the post)
With all the wind this season, many bird's nests became dislodged... I was very surprised to come across these two little ones next to a stone in the gardens... I assume they are mourning doves... (taken from #3 on site map at the end of the post)
This really has been peony time and those that bloom later will escape the heat that shortened the blossom period for many of the earlier ones... here is the first blossom on my rare Tinka Philips which is standing over four feet tall this year... (taken from #4 on site map at the end of the post)
Here are the early blooms on a couple of intersectionals... crosses between herbaceous and tree peonies...
Callie's Memory opens with pink tones and fades to yellow tones... it's like having two plants for the price of one... (taken from #5 on site map at the end of the post)
Pastel Splendor has a bit more of the pink tones...
I particularly like the dark rich tones in many of the tree peonies... (taken from #6 on site map at the end of the post)
Oriental poppies are also coming into season... here is a bloom from Patty's Plum... (taken from #7 on site map at the end of the post)
This stand of single herbaceous peonies was particularly nice this year, but also short lived due to the excessive heat and wind... one thing I like about this particular cultivar (name has been lost) is that the color varies considerably depending on the age of the blossom and the variations in the natural light according to the time of day... (taken from #8 on site map at the end of the post)
Both the white and purple dictamnus are at full bloom today... (taken from #9 on site map at the end of the post)
Years ago I planted three Allium giganteum and two came up the following spring... year after year the blooms kept getting smaller, but I didn't get around to dividing them... that is until last fall. We ended up with some thirty bulbs from the original two and they had are blooming with the requisite large blossoms this year... (taken from #10 on site map at the end of the post)
Last post I spent some time discussing the rhododendron 'glade'. Since most of the plants are still blooming well, I thought I'd close with a few more more photos from yesterday... (taken from #11 on site map at the end of the post)
Until next time... Larry
(taken from #12 on site map at the end of the post)
Site map... the previous photos were shot at ground level by the corresponding numbers pictured below... if this is of interest, I'd appreciate a comment and will consider doing this on a regular basis... Thanks!
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