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.