A Day Lily Kind of Sunday

Whiter Shade of Pale

We are getting a new patio poured this coming week, I have a large flower bed beside it that I dug all the flowers out of to save them from the whatever machine they use to break up the old concrete, mostly lilies, day lilies and Asiatic lilies. I am sure the day lilies will survive but I am not sure about the other lilies. I also dug a bunch of peonies, I am not sure if they will survive being moved this time of year. Also 3 clematis vines, not sure if they will make it either but what do I have to lose by trying? And a peony tree that has not bloomed for a couple of years, probably because the flower bed that was sunny is now shady due to my linden tree getting much larger. With everything going on this year due to the flooding I doubt I will do anything with it except maybe plants some bulbs this fall, over the winter I will be planning a shade garden which will be fun. I plan on using lots of the new coral bells with the beautiful foliage varieties you can find now days.

Happy Daisies!

Would could not love daisies??? They are just so happy.

Linden Trees

This is one of my favorite trees, Linden or Basswood. It blooms every year during the first hot and humid spell we have in July, usually around the 4th. The blooms smell wonderful which of course is one reason I love the tree.

Roses Roses Roses

My roses are doing quite well without my usual tender care, with the flood having taken over our lives my flowers seem to be doing fine on their own, of course we have had regular rains which they like but the roses have not gotten their regular doses of fertilizer.

Sunday Bloomy Sunday

Roses and Clematis

Last summer I planted a clematis vine at the base of a Linda Campbell shrub rose, it has been wonderfully successful! The Clematis has vined all over the rose, it is beautiful. I planted a white clematis at the base of a pink shrub rose this summer.