My first hollyhock bloom ever

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When we got home today, I did the same thing I always do, walk my gardens to see if anything new blossomed or grew taller or wider. I was a little surprised, happily I have to add, that the hollyhock I bought, for the first time ever, to replace the azaleas that I had replanted elsewhere, was in bloom. Its blossom is so very pretty, so delicate and graceful and I adore the color!

   
    
 
My garden is almost a study in yellow right now, very different shades of yellow and I love how the yellows make the purples and lavender pop. I tried to get a close up of the  white butterfly feeding off my lavender, that’s why I took two shots, Butterflies, bees and humming birds; I can never get enough of them. 

Colors of summer: the yellows and purples

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blooms, colors, Gardening, postaday2013, purple, yellow

I have been missing my garden with all of the going back and forth between home and Boston, New York and attending our cousin’s wedding. My garden has been a little neglected not only in the weeding department, but I also haven’t had the chance to sit and look at it as much as I like. This being the middle of summer, the yellows are very dominant now, but don’t worry all you purple lovers, there is still a healthy dose of purple blooming out in back. What makes me so happy is when I look at my clematis, it is in bloom once again. I don’t remember ever planting two different varieties of Clematis, there is a spring blooming variety and a summer blooming variety and I have both and funny enough the flowers are the exact same shade.

New plantings purchased today

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colors, Gardening, plantings, postday2013, yellow

I am not planting my new plants today, as soon as we got them home, I watered them and that’s it until Monday. I was serious when I said that I wasn’t going to do anything physical until Monday. I need to rest, I let myself get way too fatigued this week. Just getting the plantings put a smile on my face, the thought of putting them in my planters in the front of the house is exciting, the planters will be so pretty with the colors yellow and green peeping out from the top.

Gardening is a wonderful pastime and a relaxing hobby, it does me a world of good.