The last six weeks has seen very little rain so blooms are not abundant. This is my first time to join May Dreams Garden Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. I wanted to post a few things that are blooming now to remind myself that even with little rain the garden can still reward us with blooms. My mother who is in her 80's visited yesterday. I have been bemoaning the fact that my garden is suffering and doesn't look very good. She walked around a little and remarked that there was still lots of things in bloom, which made me get the camera out this afternoon.
Blooming in my garden today is a white Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacusa) that came as a pass along plant from my mother in law many years ago. There are others in the group that she gave me but this solid white has always been my favorite.
The blooms are just beginning on my Hydrangea 'Limelight'. There are two of these in the garden planted last spring and they are quickly becoming favorite plants. I purchased a third plant that is also a hydrangea paniculata but I do not remember the variety.
I am so pleased to see the blooms on my crepe myrtle 'Natchez' this year. They were leafed out in our abnormally warm early spring when the temperatures dropped below freezing in mid April. When all the leaves turned brown I was worried that I might see so much die back that I would lose a lot of this years bloom.
I am equally pleased to have a few blooms on this hydrangea macrophylla. It was purchased many years ago and I don't know the variety. It leafed out and had so many buds from the warm spring that I was so excited since this is one that blooms on old wood. Some years it doesn't bloom at all. After the freezing weather in April I didn't expect it see any this year either, but some of the lower buds survived.
There are other blooms in the garden but I keep getting chased inside by light showers. So far they are not enough to make a huge difference but I an thankful for each drop that falls.
Hope you are out enjoying your garden today!
I love white flowers in the garden. That Rose of Sharon is stunning white.
ReplyDeleteHello Sue Ellen and thank you for stopping by my blog!
ReplyDeleteFunny enough I have gone mad for "Little Lime" hydrangea .. I don't have room for the big one so I bought 3 of the little ones and they are gorgeous !
I have quite a few different hydrangea so I usually end up having a love affair with a new one each year LOL .. we haven't had rain in months now .. this is serious now .. I try to be very careful and frugal with watering but it is so hard to see plants that you love struggling .. we do feel for our gardens don't we ?
Joy : )
You definitely have some lovely blooms...so glad your Crape Myrtle pulled through...and looks great!
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