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<\/a><\/p>\nThis is a happy sight! \u00a0I received free gift seeds with a bunch of other seeds about four years ago\u2013Agapanthus praecox. \u00a0I planted them, thinking they would never grow. \u00a0And here is the result, blooming for the first time this year. Here is Europeana rose blooming near the Jeff Tangen arbor. Better lighting in this close-up. \u00a0The color is darker than what his show here\u2013somewhere between scarlet and crimson.<\/p>\n A glorious mix of clematis and rose on the Jeff Tangen arbor near the front door.<\/p>\n Another view\u2026<\/p>\n And another\u2026<\/p>\n I always find it interesting that some of these gorgeous flowers have four petals\u2026<\/p>\n While some sport five.<\/p>\n Some carry-over geraniums from last year near the driveway, blooming their hearts out!<\/p>\n Daylily near the driveway.<\/p>\n Here are some of the year\u2019s seedlings grown for patio pots. \u00a0I love the salvias\u2013they have cheery color and graceful form.<\/p>\n A little fuzzy, but these are snapdragons I grew from seed.<\/p>\n More patio seedlings\u2013the Cola series geraniums have nice color on their leaves.<\/p>\n Crocosmia \u201cLucifer\u201d blazing bright in the orchard bed. \u00a0These are from sister Cate.<\/p>\n Close-up of \u201cLucifer.\u201d<\/p>\n These are almost too bright to be true!<\/p>\n I think this is Verbascum olympicum\u00a0from a seed mix a few years ago. \u00a0This is the queen of mulleins\u2013extremely showy and long-lasting. \u00a0I should have staked it, though, but it has held up okay, with just a graceful curve.<\/p>\n One of the oldest plants in the garden, this came with me from our previous rental house, so is at least 22 years old! \u00a0Richly fragrant, this beauty is lighting up and scenting up the orchard garden.<\/p>\n The berries have landed! \u00a0This is an unripe Tayberry.<\/p>\n The black-cap raspberries are providing dessert every night!<\/p>\n Close-up of one of the Lathyrus vines growing through the Goumi in the orchard garden.<\/p>\n Brother Tim came by last weekend and brought some fruit stockings. \u00a0I put about 25 of them on the apples and plums. \u00a0Some of the fruit is still naked. \u00a0We\u2019ll see which ones fare better.<\/p>\n Here are the plums\u2013they are just starting to show some color.<\/p>\n Unprotected plums. \u00a0I\u2019m so anxious to finally taste some of these \u201cBeauties.\u201d \u00a0The squirrels got all four of them before they were ripe last year.<\/p>\n More patio seedlings\u2013these impatiens are extremely impressive. \u00a0The flowers are huge and they self-clean and just keep blooming!<\/p>\n My long-time friend, Begonia boliviensis,\u00a0blooming on the patio. \u00a0The plant came up really strong this year in the same pot it\u2019s been in for three years!<\/p>\n More Agapanthus pix.<\/p>\n A little blurry, but you can see how big the flowers are and how graceful and intricate.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Garden writers often call out the infamous July gap in the garden. \u00a0 This is the down time after all the classic perennials have finished their show. Admittedly, my garden usually has a gap from about July to February! \u00a0But this year, it feels like there are just enough things blooming to\u00a0avoid the \u201cgap\u201d term … Continue reading Not a July Gap<\/span> <\/a>Another view. \u00a0The color is remarkable\u2013a little deeper than sky blue with darker stripes down the middle of each petal.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n