Gardening Flowers & Foliage

The earliest/bottom flowers have started to lose their petals. But, the scent fills the area.

 

One of the Rose of Sharon that I gave to a friend (from MikeInMa ). The other one about 10' away isn't blooming (I didn't check for buds). The non-blooming one gets more shade, so that is probably why.
Pic taken last Sunday - I forgot I had it LOL)


Hummingbird moth on tall phlox in the roadside garden


The rest of the pics are of summersweet.

 

It's interesting to notice what Mother Nature does at times.

 

My RoS are starting to boom. I trimmed them pretty heavily this spring and they took awhile to get going.




They have alot of blooms provided this lack of rain doesn't mess with them.

 

One RoS had a few blooms open up. I had checked on Thursday, thinking the rain Wednesday night might have triggered them, but there was nothing to see and then yesterday, like magic, there they were.

 

MN Landscape Arboretum views.

 

RoS today.

 

Thanks! You reminded me of this picture from the other day. Was setting up for a shot and in came this bee. Was kinda cool.

 

I can't believe those tough guys look in here.

In all seriousness, that one's over my head and below my knees.

 

This years sunflowers...

 

You must be doing something right out there. All mine this year are suffering from dwarfism

 

Food garden...

 

Cow poops. First year we've used it.