The first shaggy red Coneflower is fully opened now. After losing the first one of these plants, I'm happy to say this one has survived 3 years.
I should have a bunch of blooms soon.
The yellow Coneflower is taking its time blooming. I think there will be several blooms at the same time on this one too.
The Blackberry Lily is blooming now. It is in a deep shady green area so the bright color is welcome.
The first flower is blooming on the Speedwell or Veronica plant. The front garden is so burnt from the hot sun and I'm not sure much is going to survive if this heat wave continues. Today was cooler by a few degrees but still hotter than predicted.
I helped my neighbor get cages around her tomato plants and later in the day I planted 2 of the volunteer tomato plants in larger pots. When the sweat drips into my eyes, it's time to come in.
This Purple Coneflower is in a sunny area and the petals are a lot lighter color than the one in the shady area that I showed a couple days ago.
The Begonias I over-wintered in the garage are blooming. At first I was surprised that there are 3 different color blooms, but then I remembered it was a mixed package that I planted in that pot last year.
I picked a couple more tomatoes that were turning color. The largest one is the size of a golf ball so they are getting larger. I ate the first tomato on a tuna sandwich so this is numbers 2, 3, and 4. They are all from the 4th of July tomato plant so they are right on time.
6 comments:
Lovely flowers--good that the coneflowers survived;)))]I love that lily--what a glorious, rich color...
73 here and raining lightly...was able to do a 10 minute walk this morning...felt good to stretch my legs...
hugs, Julierose
The coneflowers are so pretty.
always love seeing the flowers - yes when you get too sweaty it is time to get in the house and get something cold to drink and put the feet up for a little bit
Ah, the beginning of glorious summer colors!!
We had 4 thunderstorms yesterday with torrential rain amounting to 2.29" of rain before midnight (I really want to round up to 2.30"!) and it's been a rainy morning today. Best of all, today's high will be 81*F. What bliss! Back to the 90s*F tomorrow. Worst is the high humidity so your clothes are drenched from sweat from stepping outside.
Hugs!
I am facing the fact that I can't keep coneflowers alive! But the crepe myrtle are gorgeous this year so that's my consolation.
Ceci
Love your flowers! Is the begonia in a sunny area? They can certainly be spectacular, and yours are gorgeous. The tomatoes look great! We've had swimming pools in a few places we've lived, and we really miss it the most after working in the yard. I used to just walk into the pool, still clad in my sweaty work clothes, and it was the best way to cool off! We don't miss the pool maintenance though. ;)
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