Stargazers

Love these lilies - I just wish they lasted longer!

Cutting Garden - with lilies in bloom

The yellow and white and Stargazer lilies are blooming in the cutting garden.  Other flowers that are blooming are cosmos, zinnias, and bachelor buttons.

 Here's a closer look at some of the lilies.

Sven shrub rose

I planted 7 of these Sven shrub roses at the front of a border.  As you can see, they add a lot of color!

Blanching green beans

Yes, we picked our first batch of beans and I just finished blanching them.  I also picked some small tomatoes today and we have been enjoying zucchini and  banana peppers.  My potatoes are growing - I "planted" them in big black nursery pots and am using straw to cover them rather than dirt.  As the plants grow taller, I add more straw. 

We did have some wind damage - my tomatoes were blown all over and I had to tie them up.  Our peas were pretty much destroyed, so I am going to replant them - I figure that we might have enough time to harvest a few in September if I get them planted now.

Through the arbor

This is the view through the arbor of the front garden.  The arbor got blown over again in the last storm, so I am thinking that I need to replace the wisteria with a climbing rose.  That might be a bit sturdier and not so easy to blow over.

White balloon flowers and a pink Volcano phlox!

View

This is the view from where my hose is - so I see it often when I am watering.  In the upper left corner, there is a new birdhouse - it is surrounded by grapevines.

Cutting Garden

It is mulched!  After I planted this garden, I realized that it might have been more effective to plant in drifts.  So I might be re-arranging it next spring.

Waiting for the lilies in this garden to bloom!