Thursday, August 15, 2019

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up August 2019: Welcome Late Summer Blooms!

Welcome to My August 2019 Garden
Welcome to my August Long Island garden! I am glad you could join me, and do come by often. As the month of August has set in with temperatures in the 80's and 90's with humidity and occasional thunderstorms, the garden is going through its fourth round of blooms. For Bloom Day the temperatures have cooled into the lower 80's and it is very pleasant in the garden. Come along with me to see what is blooming for the later part of summer. The dragonflies are out and abundant. You may even get to see some!
Echinacea Pow Wow Wild Berry
As we start the tour, one of the most prominent of blooms during the month of August are those of Echinacea. Here is Echinacea Pow Wow 'Wild Berry' in the front garden along the street.
Rozanne Geranium (‎Cranesbill)
New to the front island bed this summer is perennial geranium, Geranium 'Rozanne' with its ongoing blooms from late spring into mid-fall. I always wanted some of this long-blooming perennial for my garden, and having to do some re-vamping of the front berm allotted me the needed space to put them. They seem to love the location with the perfect combination of morning shade and afternoon sun.
Backyard Island Bed
Now, moving along to the back garden, here is Hinoki Cypress 'Compacta', Mugo Pine, Palace Purple Coral Bells and a combination of annuals Amethyst Verbena and Raspberry Rush Petunia on the edge of the island berm. It's funny that I was never much of a fan of annuals, but Proven Winners has me hooked with this welcomed dash of color in late summer!
Back Pool Garden with Weeping White Pine and Astilbe
The Weeping White Pine in the back pool garden gets more majestic with each passing year and Astilbe 'Sprite' blooms beneath it during late summertime.
Backyard Pool Garden with Stargazer Lilly and Weeping Norway Spruce
During early August, the Asiatic Lilies are in bloom! This one is the well-known 'Stargazer' Lily with its combination of vibrant colors and deep fragrance. You can get a detection of its perfumed aroma with the slightest breeze. Their blooms arrived a little earlier this summer and are finished now, but since the tour is virtual, they certainly needed to be seen!
Perennial Border August
Watching the perennial border change throughout the seasons is a favorite pastime. There is quite a bit blooming during August, including the blooms of Stachys (Lamb's Ear), Echinacea (Coneflower) and Hemerocallis (Daylily).

Patio Surround Perennial Border
Follow me around to the patio side where you can get a long-view of the garden. 
Playtcodon (Balloon Flower) along patio garden
Here is the infamous Platycodon grandiflorus 'komachi' Balloon Flower. This variety does not open up like the others, but remains as a true balloon. As you may have read in previous years, guests love to pop the blooms once they dry out. It's makes a similar sound as popping bubble wrap, which you may have done as a child, or adult!
Driveway Border with Coreopsis, Nepeta and Echinacea Blooming
Now that we've passed by the Balloon Flowers, lets take a quick detour to the front to the driveway border. Here are Weigela 'Spilled Wine', Coreopsis 'Zagreb', Nepeta 'Walkers Low' and more Echinacea, this time being 'Cheyenne Spirit'. The low lying evergreen is Japanese Garden Juniper.
Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit
The Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit' changes a little bit each year. This summer the brighter oranges and pinks seem to be more prominent.
Skylands Oriental Spruce in Back Border
Back around to the western portion of the property is the newest Skylands Oriental Spruce, which has grown several feet since last year. It seems to like its new home.
Endless Summer Hydrangea Twist & Shout
The Hydrangeas are having a good year as well. Here is a lacecap form of Endless Summer Hydrangea known as 'Twist & Shout', with a combination of blue and pink blooms.
Rudbeckia (Dwarf Variety)
Here is Rudbeckia, 'Little Goldstar', a dwarf variety of Black Eyed Susan, which is more compact and clump forming. It resides in the back border beneath the Kousa Dogwood, which you saw blooming back in the spring.
Sedum Sunsparkler Lime Twister
New to the poolside border is Sedum Sunsparkler Lime Twister. I love the foliage on it and it also gets pink flowers late summer into early fall. I am looking forward to seeing the blooms!
Stargazer Asiatic Lillium
I wait all summer for these Stargazer Lilies to bloom, so we need to take in another view, this time up close! I cannot get enough of them! Let's venture to the back of the pool area. Oh my...a visitor!
Dragonfly Visitor
I have always had a fascination with dragonflies and even dedicated an entire chapter to them in my latest book, Dream, Garden, Grow! They are so prehistoric looking and yet so beautiful. They are known throughout garden folklore and hold various meanings to different cultures.
Dragonfly Visitor
This one loves to hang out by the Rhododendron and will stay for several minutes.
Dried Allium Flower
A garden possesses much beauty and sometimes it can be as simple as a dried Allium flower once it has expired. I leave them as interest until they can no longer stand up in the wind. I like to think they add a certain artistic touch.
Variegated Boxwood in Shade Garden
As we come to the end of the tour, here is a perfectly rounded Variegated Boxwood that my husband brought attention to just the other day. I never do anything to maintain it and just take its presence for granted. I now have a new appreciation for the big Boxwood ball, seeing it through my husband's eyes!
Variegated Boxwood Another View
Here it is from another view! You can get an idea of its size.
(Lagerstroemia) Crape Myrtle 'Sioux'
It wouldn't be August without the blooms of Crape Myrtle 'Sioux', so here they are. The blooms started at the end of July and go through September, one of the many joys of late summer in the garden.
Crape Myrtle 'Sioux'
Here's a close up of its voluminous deep pink blooms!
Hydrangea 'Tardivia'
Another late summer joy are the blooms of 'Tardivia' Hydrangea. Fragrant elongated while panicle flowers cover this large shrub in early to late August.

2019 August Long Island Garden
Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoyed the tour of my August garden! Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who has hosted Foliage Follow-Up for all these years, a meme I will still continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at Floral Friday Fotos, Macro Monday 2, Mosaic Monday at Letting Go of the Bay Leaf, Nature Notes at Rambling WoodsDishing It & Digging It on Sunday with Angie the Freckled RoseImage-in-ing weekly photo share every Tuesday with NC Sue and Gardens Galore Link Up Party every other Monday with Everyday Living. I am also happy to join the Homestead Blog Hop  and Weekly Photo Link-Up at My Corner of the World on Wednesdays.

For more gardening tips and design inspiration along with horticultural musings, you may be interested in my books. You can click on the author page or visit each book individually to find out more about each one.😊

Author: Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardening,© Copyright 2010-2019. All rights reserved.

34 comments:

  1. Your garden is just gorgeous! I love all the bright colors and different textures. I can't wait for my garden to burst into color :)

    Thank you for linking at 'My Corner of the World' this week!


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  2. August in your garden Lee is wealth on colors. I love your Stargazer Lilly, it is awesome!
    The plants are beautiful in this last summer months, although I think the summer will last in September too in your climate.
    Happy GBBD!

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    1. Thank you Nadezda. Summer does last into September and even October is a beautiful month here on Long Island. The past few years have been exceptionally mild. I enjoyed viewing your beautiful photos of Vojan's Garden. Thank you for sharing them!

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  3. I love all your blooms but I tell you, my favorite thing to read on these posts is about the trees, and the variety of weeping evergreens you have are lovely!

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    1. I have always had an admiration for evergreens, so thank you Angie! It's so wonderful to see all the pollinator friendly plants in your garden and I did enjoy the video at the end! Your sunflowers are stunning! They have always had a special meaning to me. Happy Bloom Day!

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  4. Such incredible foliage collection...that Balloon flower took my attention away....Lilies are marvelous treat for the eyes.
    And offcourse the last collage said it all.Happy blooms day.

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  5. Hello Lee, I always enjoy a virtual stroll through your gardens. You have some of my favorites. Your lilies are amazing and I wish I could smell them. Happy gardening, Joanna

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    1. I am glad you enjoyed the tour Joanna. I only wish the lilies would last longer. The smell is amazing!

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  6. Lovely. Especially like the dragonfly, almost see-through, and the artistry of the spent allium against the spruce.

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    1. Thank you for visiting and commenting. I am glad you enjoyed your virtual time here and hope to see you again! Have a great week!

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  7. Your blooms are abundant, Lee! I'm very envious of the Asiatic lilies, which never last long in my part of the country and certainly never grow in such profusion. The Echinacea are wonderful too. They're really just expensive annuals in my climate as few survive to see a second season. I love the dragonfly too.

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    1. Thank you Kris! You Dahlias are spectacular as well as all your other blooms! Happy Bloom Day!

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  8. I so enjoyed the tour of your August gardens, Lee. It's hard to pick a favorite, but your Endless Summer hydrangea is stunning. Happy Bloom Day, P. x

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    1. Thank you Pam! Your gardens are gorgeous as usual and I LOVE that first photo of the Monarch Butterfly on the Zinna! The Swallowtail and Joe Pye Weed are beautiful as well and your water lilies in Froggy Pond are so pretty. Basically, I love it all! Happy Bloom Day!

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  9. Just when you think your husband doesn't pay attention they surprise us by making a declaration about something in the garden. It is always fun to see our garden through others eyes. It often makes me think about a space or plant different. I love that spruce tree. They don't like our dry summers here. I do see them here and there but all but one has died in my garden. I have an old (20yrs) weeping spruce that is gorgeous but no other types of spruces have lived for me. I just love their needles and calm demeanor.
    I always like to see dragon flies in my garden too. We don't have the type of water they want but they migrate through here.
    Love the balloon flowers. I bought some and was quite disappointed to find that I got the short variety. I didn't know at the time that they come in 6". I do still love the bloom and had left them as they are tough and pretty.
    Happy GBBD.

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    1. Isn't it wonderful when your other half notices something in the garden and allows you to see it through a different set of eyes? I love when he does that! I enjoyed my visit to your garden. The Passion flower is so pretty with its delicate blooms.

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  10. Forse mi ripeto ma il modo in cui combini le conifere con le perenni da fiore mi fa impazzire :) Tutte le combinazioni sono perfette e quel pino pendulo è magnifico!

    Buona serata :)

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    1. Thank you Gabriele! Your blooms are so pretty and I especially enjoyed the Phlox and Echinacea. You have such a pretty garden! Happy Bloom Day!

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  11. This garden is natural and so beautiful!
    Thank you for a lovely walk!
    Greetings

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    1. Thank you Ela! Your bird photos are so sweet. Thank you for visiting my blog so that I could find you!

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    1. Thank you for visiting and for your kind words Carol. Have a wonderful week!

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  13. What a beautiful garden. I especially like your photos or the cone flowers and the crepe myrtle! Thank you! Wishing you well!

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    1. Thank you Cathy! I so enjoyed your photos of Colorado last fall and they make me look forward to the beautiful color of the upcoming season. Thank you for sharing!

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  14. Your garden is absolutely outstanding!
    Thanks for linking up at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2019/08/pass-jelly.html

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    1. Thank you for hosting Sue! I always enjoy my visits to your blog.

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  15. Gorgeous garden! So beautiful! Thanks for sharing it with all of us!
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    1. Thank you for visiting my blog and for sharing all your wonderful photos of Alaska. I have only landed there once and spent time in the airport. It is on my list of places to visit!

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    1. Thank you Cath! I loved my visit to your blog. Your photography is wonderful!

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  17. Such a beautiful garden. I love all the spectacular colors!

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    1. I am glad you enjoyed the visit Judee. Thanks for stopping by! I'm headed over to your blog!

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