JUNE FLOWERS - A WALK AROUND THE YARD - JUNE 29, 2011

Double giant Clematis "Arctic Queen"

Double Clematis Franziska Maria 

Late Tall Bearded Iris Jump For Joy and Poem of Ecstasy

Late Tall bearded Iris Aphrodisiac

Asiatic Lily 

The last of the poppies, lupine, iris and peonies

WHITE SWIRL Siberian Iris

TAHITIAN SUNSET Hybrid Tea Rose

Yesterday I took a walk around the yard, snapping these pictures before the late spring blooms are gone.  Sigh...it was so beautiful while it lasted!  But, as you can see by a few of the pictures, new plants are already in bloom. (That's one of the things I like best about having a variety of perennials with different bloom times).  Yesterday, today, and if necessary, tomorrow, will be spent cutting back all the lupine, dead heading the peonies, and making sure all the iris stalks are snipped right at the base of each stem that bloomed.  Cleaning up your beds at the end of their season not only keeps the beds looking good, but helps protect them from harboring insects and increasing the risk of spreading disease.  The next plants in line to bloom are lilies of all kinds, and summer perennials, like salvia, monarda, larkspur, delphinium, foxglove, all the rock garden plants, daisies, and, of course, the roses are blooming now, and will continue through the season (another reason why I love roses so much!)  And, the clematis are stunning! This is also a time when the few annuals I have planted will add the extra color my perennials don't provide.  I've planted the tall, State Fair colorful zinnias and some lacy pink and white petunias this year.  The glads are growing taller each day, and I should have a stead supply of them through the summer soon.  Planting groups of gladiola in 2-week intervals makes that possible.

Late Tall Bearded Iris FEATURE ATTRACTION

Bright Blue Bush Delphinium

Larkspur

Dwarf Bell Flower

Pink and White Lacy Petunia

Spent white peony

New blooms of Clematis, Salvia and first Lily Blooms

"America" climbing rose

JOSEPHINE clematis

Late Peony

MAGHAREE late tall bearded iris

Climbing Roses and Clematis

CHICAGO PEACE hybrid tea rose

Lacy Petunia