{"id":14107,"date":"2026-07-07T03:26:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=14107"},"modified":"2026-07-07T03:26:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:26:58","slug":"flower-close-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/07\/flower-close-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"Flower Close-Ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I counted the flowering plants in just the memory garden and came up with 30 different types in bloom!  Amazing!  My gardens feature decent color starting about mid-April and usually running through mid-July.  Here are some of the beauties in bloom right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Morning-Glory.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Morning-Glory.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14108\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Morning-Glory.jpg?w=673 673w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Morning-Glory.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana3.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14109\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana3.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana3.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana3.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana3.jpg?w=1346 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana3.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana2.jpg?resize=474%2C711\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14110\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana2.jpg?w=599 599w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana2.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14111\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana.jpg?w=1346 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Nicotiana.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Valerian.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Valerian.jpg?resize=474%2C711\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14112\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Valerian.jpg?w=599 599w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Valerian.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis3.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14115\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis3.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis3.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis3.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis3.jpg?w=1346 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis3.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis2.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14116\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis2.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis2.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis2.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis2.jpg?w=1346 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis2.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14117\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis.jpg?w=1346 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Clematis.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Clematis.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Clematis.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14128\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Clematis.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Clematis.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Clematis.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Clematis.jpg?w=1346 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Clematis.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Rose-Europeana2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Rose-Europeana2-1024x683.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14126\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Rose-Europeana2.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Rose-Europeana2.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Rose-Europeana2.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Rose-Europeana2.jpg?w=1346 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.26-Rose-Europeana2.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Rose-Europeana.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Rose-Europeana-1024x683.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14127\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Rose-Europeana.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Rose-Europeana.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Rose-Europeana.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Rose-Europeana.jpg?w=1346 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.6.27-Rose-Europeana.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have some backup plants ready to fill the gaps in the borders this year, hopefully helping to bridge the flower gap from mid-July onwards.  They include Rudbeckia and Nicotiana.  The N. alata seedlings from last summer overwintered (mild winter) and have been blooming for several months now.   They are pictured above.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I counted the flowering plants in just the memory garden and came up with 30 different types in bloom! Amazing! My gardens feature decent color starting about mid-April and usually running through mid-July. Here are some of the beauties in bloom right now. I have some backup plants ready to fill the gaps in the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/07\/flower-close-ups\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Flower Close-Ups<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14129,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14107\/revisions\/14129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}