Inspired by the quote, “We can have flowers nearly every month of the year.” by Elizabeth Lawrence, Carol at May Dreams Gardens hosts Garden Blogger's Bloom Day. On the 15th of every month gardeners from all over the world walk out into their gardens to note what is currently blooming. I have been a gardener since I was very young and thanks to Bloom day I have really developed a deep appreciation for noticing exactly what is blooming in my gardens throughout each month of the year. There is a beauty within each and every bloom and I have become accustomed to catching each moment in a photo. Let's take a tour of the July garden.
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| Lacecap Hydrangea 'Twist & Shout' (Endless Summer Collection) |
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| 'Casablanca' Lily |
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| Hydrangea 'Big Daddy' |
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| Hemerocallis 'Sammy Russell' |
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| Salvia 'Maynight' |
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| Hemerocallis 'Summer Wine' |
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| Hydrangea 'Endless Summer' |
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| Hemerocallis 'Prairie Blue Eyes' |
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| Double Red Knock Out Rose |
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| Astilbe 'Sprite' |
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| Miniature Butterfly Bush 'Lo & Behold' (Front), Coral Bells (Right) and Salvia (Left) |
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| A Little Bit of Whimsy! |
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| Stargazer Lily |
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| My First Miniature Butterfly Bush Bloom! |
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| Sedum 'Fulgida Glow' |
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| Hemerocallis 'Stella D Oro' |
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| Hosta 'Gold Standard' |
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| Japanese Painted Fern and Hosta |
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| Welcome-Herb Garden |
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| Lythrum 'Robert' |
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| Salvia, Lily and Hosta in Perennial Garden |
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| Golden Japanese Forest Grass 'Hakonechloa macra' |
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Stargazer Lily II
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I hope you have enjoyed the tour and will continue to visit. My gardens have given me more pleasure in life than I could possibly describe and I hope this little snapshot in time will put a smile on your face. Please visit Carol at
May Dreams Gardens for more July photos from inspiring gardeners around the world and join all of us in celebrating our true passion and love of gardening.
What a treat it was to visit today. Your garden is looking fantastic with a terrific collection of blooms. I just loved that patch of Salvia and blooming Hosta and your flowering Ajuga is beautiful. Of course, Stargazer demands attention and so does 'Summer Wine'.
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ReplyDeleteI am also a Long Islander!
So glad to find you, your Japanese Golden grass is a beauty as are all your flowers!
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The Golden Japanese Forest Grass 'Hakonechloa macra' is really beautiful - love it! Your garden looks A-Mazing! Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteNice photos and lovely gardens. Thanks for visiting.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for visiting and for your lovely comments. The Hakonchloa started off as such a little plant about six inches wide and has loved its location in the back shade garden. It has grown to be huge over the years and often when I walk back there I can't believe how big it has gotten!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of a delightful garden. Glad I visited.
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aloha, what a beautiful collections - so much color in your garden in july
ReplyDeleteYour garden is looking just great with lots of colour. V
ReplyDeleteLook at all those pretty blooms, and you remember their names! I wish I had a better memory for the names of mine. I like your garden art, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your nice comment on my GBBD post.
lee, how old is your Hankoncloa? i had one 6" for 3 years, of course I can't grow hosta in the sun either.Nice tour.
ReplyDeleteThe Hankoncloa is around six years old now. I have it in a couple of places in the yard and it does best in the dappled shade area of the garden. It gets some morning eastern light then is in shade the remainder of the day-just the right combination! Thank you for visiting!
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