Wednesday, July 9, 2025

The Garden is Bursting Out All Over!

It's the time of year when all the remaining plants in the garden start coming into bloom.  We've been away a couple of days, a doctor's apt. and trying to get the ramp on the van fixed, which necessitates a trip to Barrie.  There's a frightening sag on one side when I ride up or down it.  Turns out the hinge is broken, but they have to order the replacement part.  It was good to get back out in the garden this morning.

We have a large patch of brilliant yellow Coreopsis which looks gorgeous!

I've been watching the Foxtail Lilies bloom right outside my front window.  The development of the flowers is fascinating!  This was 3 weeks ago.

As the blooms unfolded they looked like this.  The flower is about 8" tall, but it's only a couple of inches at the top where the stamens are found.

You can easily see the ripe pollen on the stamens, and the bees visit constantly.

This bright red little flower is the Maltese Cross.  It feels new to me, but Mrs. F.G. sit was here last year.

It makes a great colour combination with the Daisies and the red Valerian.

I even got one of those White Cabbage butterflies to sit still long enough for a portrait!

Mrs. F.G. likes to try different plants to see how they grow here, but I bet you can't guess what these are.


13 comments:

  1. It’s peak season. Our echinacea have started to bloom well, and I find daisies blooming here and there, Some daisy pics will make it to my blog in due course. I quite enjoyed seeing your coreopsis.

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  2. The foxtail lily is amazing! New to me.
    No idea what thr last photo is...maybe delphiniums?

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  3. The last one looks like vetch I see every day along the boardwalk.

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  4. Beautiful flowers. Hope your ramp is fixed soon.

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  5. Coreopsis are faithful bloomers IF one keeps up the deadheading. My row along the driveway needs attention every second day at the least. I have a scissors hanging on a post nearby and use the time waiting for DH to get going whenever we're off for a walk.

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  6. Looks like the chick peas that we grew a few years ago.

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  7. Wow your Foxtails are ever so pretty! Coreopsis is always sunny and cheerful! I will guess your mystery plant is in the Pea family:)

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  8. Foxtail Lily. Hmm, love it. Of course anything in your gardens are lovely!

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    1. Ps, I hope the storms missed you today too. (even though the rain is welcome)

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  9. The foxtail lily is beautiful -- and I've never seen one. The last plant looks like a vetch of some sort.

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  10. gorgeous!!! every garden needs a bit of yellow!!

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  11. Foxtail lilies, wow! I've never heard of them, but I have now. Will be planting some this year or next. Thanks FG!

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  12. Such pretty colors! I especially love seeing all the yellow.

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