Friday, July 23, 2021

Garden Update #1

It's only been a week since I shared an update on the garden, but flowers continue to bloom and the seasonal change is passing fast.  There are a few highlights and interesting plants that I want to share.

It certainly is the heart of the Day Lily season, and new blooms are coming out every day.  We typically have at least 10 varieties in bloom every day, ranging from this deep purple to this almost-white flower.

The bigger Clematis continue to bloom, and this very small Clematis is now flowering.  As you can see, Mrs. F.G. tacked a trellis against a Sugar Maple and we're hoping this one with tiny white blooms, will grow up the tree.

This is an interesting plant because it's the only one we can think of that goes by two different names at different stages of its life.  It's both Cilantro and Coriander, the former referring to the fresh leaves, and the latter referring to the seeds.  Cilantro is more commonly a garnish on soups or curries and Coriander is a herb popular on Indian and Spanish dishes.

This is the beautiful Cleome that I mentioned earlier this week.  I ranges from white through pinks to this purple, my own favourite.  There are many species that look somewhat different, but the ones we have are Cleome hassleriana.  Also known as Spider Flowers or Grandfather's Whiskers, my own favourite name for a plant!

Mrs. F.G. was delighted to find a small Tulip Tree seedling at a nearby nursery this late in the season.  We'll baby it along in a pot for now and plant it in the fall.  We're certainly at the northern edge of its range, but we had two at the last house which did very well, so we're going to try it.

Finally our cherry tomatoes look like they might eventually produce some fruit.  I always think they finally turn red very late in the summer, but here's hoping!  


15 comments:

  1. Best wishes for your tulip tree - my absolute favourite. Such a pretty leaf and a gorgeous flower. Even an interesting fruit. Brilliant! I look forward to updates.

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  2. Lovely flowers. I especially love Day Lilies. Do you know that I never dead-headed mine until you mentioned one post that Mrs FG did so. I still don't do them every day. It's quite time consuming. I hope your little tulip tree does well.

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  3. Very well done as I look on the phone this time, espeuthe cilantro and tomato photos because they’re a little different.

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  4. Everything looks to be doing great in the garden.

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  5. Our winters are so very long, that watching the plants grow and blossom is such a wonderful blessing. Very nice!

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  6. Day Lilies, a grower down here told me they thrive no matter what the climate is.Love your colours and all in your garden, also down here our tomatoes fruited very late in summer.I hope yours turn red before colder days happen.

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  7. Beautiful Day Lilies - at least we can enjoy the photos for more than just one day. Grandfather's Whiskers is just one of the many folk names of our wild clematis or Traveller's Joy.

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  8. Our day lily season seems to be ending down here south of you. I was just mention to Kelly yesterday how fast this summer is going. I wished we had more sunlight here in this pine forest so we could have a wider variety of flowers like you have.

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  9. The day lilies are wonderful this time of year. Yours are particularly beautiful!

    My tomatoes aren’t so great this year. I won’t be preserving any I fear,

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  10. I've missed your garden updates. It is fun establishing a new garden. My garden is a bit of a mess!

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  11. Your garden is so lovely, I know I say that every time, but Mrs. FG has the green thumb for choosing and placing your plants and flowers. I should plant cherry tomatoes next year along with my Best Boys so we have the best of both worlds (sandwiches and salads). :)

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  12. I love your daylily pictures especially, but all your pretty flowers are wonderful to see. I've never heard of a tulip tree. I'll be interested to watch its progress. :-)

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  13. Your Daylilies are beauties! Hope you have lots of tomatoes!

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  14. That first lily is so striking. You flowers and tomatoes are doing well.

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