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| I thought I'd let the bees lead the way though this July Bloom day; and there are many bees , which makes the garden a success for me. Here is the late flowering Allium sphaerocephalon , probably the first Alliums I planted in the garden . They seem to turn up in places I know I never planted them . Here they've landed in front of a visiter from... somewhere Lychnis coronaria . |
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| Salivia Turkestanica a great self seeding biannual |
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| Newly planted from seed this year Achillea ptarmica'The Pearl' , going over well with the bees. |
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| A great favorite Eryngium 'Mrs wilmots ghost' |
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| You can't see them; but sedum, a bee heaven. |
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| Echinacea purpurea and 'Mrs Wilmot' |
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| Inula orientalis |
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| Naughty Nigella…another visiter from afar really taking advantage of my casual editing style. Here with Euphorbia Oblongata which I sowed this spring. I didn't expect to bloom this year ; but here it is. |
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| Another great treat for those bees... Echinops |
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| No bees in this photo; but I love this area :Verbena , Heleniums , Miss Wilmot and the getting bigger and ready to bloom Saccharum ravennae . So, these are some of the bees and my favorite bloom this month: and for more beautiful blooms visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens |
Those are some bees with good taste.
ReplyDeleteRicki, Always posing on the best blooms .
DeleteSaw that Achillea ptarmica in real life this weekend. What a wonderful plant! Feeling just a tad bit envious... Love all your bees, and that shot with the sedums interspersed with grasses is absolutely wonderful! Btw - we missed you at the Fling this past weekend.
ReplyDeleteAnna, I missed out ! I'll just enjoy all the posts . What about we swap a Teasel for 'The pearl '
DeleteInteresting to see your Salvia turkestana but particularly for the foliage. I have a mystery plant with similar leaves that came from a plant exchange...did you perchance bring young ones last fall or this spring? Missing Miss Wilmott's Ghost this year after last year's first one...next year, for sure, with all the seedlings I see!
ReplyDeleteJane, I saw that photo you posted , it did look like my Turkestanica . I might have brought some last fall . You'll know when it blooms , great one for self seeding ! This one is later blooming , the others are finished; and I should pull some up , as they have toppled over and are lying on the ground.
DeleteI'll let you know definitively, if it gets a stem and blooms. Right now it's just a flat "rosette".
DeleteWell hello to another passionate gardener,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful bevy of blossoms you're sharing via May Dreams Garden. That top image is just so engaging with the bee and allium against a sea of impressionistic campion. And I think that's the very same bee on the echinops. What do you think?
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Best,
Patrick