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June 28, 2015 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

Japanese Lilac

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The Japanese lilacs are really doing well this year. I say that because some years there are hardly any blooms.

Japanese Lilac

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I have two on the property and this one also looks great.

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Japanese lilac is known also for its strong fragrance, although I don’t think it is that pleasant.

The blossoms are always buzzing with insects.

Japanese Lilac

A great early summer show for your garden!

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June 25, 2015 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

Paintbox

This sunny bed is a riot of colour right now.

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The pure red in the foreground is Redbirds in a Tree “Scrophularia macrantha”

It is a  rare wildflower from the southern mountains of New Mexico and Arizona, and the hummingbirds love it!

Really came through the freezing winter well.

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Colourful

Here you can see the yellow  Lysimachia punctata  ‘Alexander’ (variegated garden loosestrife)  

The blue is the geranium, and the purple is an Allium christophii.

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The pink flowers are silene that have reseeded. There’s a few white ones too.

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The other reddish ones are Centranthus or Jupiter’s Beard or Valerian.

Whatever you wish to call it.

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And there’s even some miniature roses to add to the picture.

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The great thing is most of these plants have a long blooming time, especially if I deadhead and cut back for a second bloom.

Such a cheerful bunch o’ blooms!

 

 

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June 19, 2015 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

Garden Glitz

 

Allium christophii

Onion - sparkle

I saw this allium in a friend’s garden last summer, and I found something similar at Botanus.

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It has purple star-shaped flowers, that have a wonderful metallic sheen.

Onion sparkle a few

Slowly, each bud is opening up.

Onion purple sparkle

Onion

Onion

Now they are just about fully out, and they are really big!  I was expecting taller plants with smaller flowerheads,

but these are kind of squat with huge blooms.

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June 17, 2015 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

A Spider I Like

I ordered a new bulb to try this year.

I planted it up earlier in the spring in a pot, and it grew quickly.

This week I got it into the garden bed.

Spider lily

I had no idea really what it would be.  I couldn’t remember what I had ordered.

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Yesterday it looked like this.

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And today it is blooming already!

Spider lily spider lily

It is a Hymenocallis Festalis,  also known as the peruvian daffodil or the spider lily.  It is not hardy, but seems to like this sunny spot for the summer.

There is one more bloom, and then I’m not sure what it will do for the rest of the season.

I’ll have to wait and see.

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June 16, 2015 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

Rain

April was pretty dry here, no April showers to bring May flowers.

May was also dry.

Farmers were able to get crops into dry fields.

Then we prayed for rain in June.

Last week we received 2 inches of rain, which I noticed in my rain gauge.

I emptied that one, but as of this morning, here’s what is in the rain gauge now.

Four inches

Nearly four more inches of rain!

Even my sandy soil is wet.

Now we are in for a few clear, sunny, breezy days.  Just what we need.

 

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June 15, 2015 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

Clematis

The clematis on the pergola really flourished this spring.

Clematic pergola

Last year was its first summer, and earwigs feasted on it.

Clematis Pergola

But this summer it’s growing beautifully, and lots of flower buds developed.

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Big blooms, you can see them across the yard.

Clematis Pergola

I should grow more clematis.  They handle our freezing winters quite well,  die back isn’t really a problem.

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Even the centres are so detailed and pretty!

 

 

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June 6, 2015 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

A Visitor in the Night

The compost bin has had fruit flies in it since last summer!

Yes, all winter we had fruit flies.

I would wash it and scrub it clean, and a week later, more fruit flies.

Anyway, I put it out on the back deck last week.

It wasn’t quite full enough to take a trip to the compost pile, but it had a lot of fruit flies.

The next morning, an animal had found it, and dug around for a snack.

We assumed it to be a raccoon.

I emptied it  and cleaned it out, and left it on the back deck to dry out.

The next morning, there was evidence of the critter’s return.

Raccoon prints

Little paw prints!  But alas, the compost bin was empty.

Raccoon Prints

Definitely looks like raccoon prints. I hope we don’t see much of him this summer.

We already have skunks and groundhogs and rabbits.

The fish were traumatized too, but that’s another story.

 

 

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June 3, 2015 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

Tree Peony

Tree Peony

I have three tree peonies in the garden.  This is the most flamboyant one.

Tree Peony

So frilly, and delicate, blooms the size of a dinner plate.

The show lasts only a short time, so pictures will remind me of their fleeting beauty.

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