What’s Blooming Today…

Posted by on May 29, 2009 at 7:52 pm.

What a busy, crazy week!  I’m so ready for school to be out!  My garden NEEDS me.

Spring has taken it’s toll.  All the rain has made for lots of bugs and mildew, black spot and WEEDS!  As much as I love lemon balm, it is going to become a weed if I don’t get it cut back.  The lambs ear is the same… baby lambs ears everywhere!  The wild carrot should have been yanked out the minute I saw it, but there just always seemed to be something more important to do at the moment.  I just found out that it is one of the most allergenic plants growing in my yard.  That and Bermuda grass.  I hate that stuff!

I think summer is officially here though… well almost.  The sunflowers are not blooming yet, but other heat loving annuals and perenials are.  The cannas are starting to open and the crape mytles are blooming (one of them, at least).

We went outside last night for just a minute and the scent of the jasmine just about made us swoon – and all from just three tiny flowers.

OK… so here is this weeks list:

  • Roses

    Snap Dragons

    Snap Dragons

  • Dahlberg Daisies
  • Scarlett Sage
  • Easter Lily
  • Trailing Purple Verbena
  • Elderberry
  • Radish
  • Tomatoes
  • Peppers
  • Lambs Ear
  • Marigolds
  • Borage
  • Mealy Blue Sage
  • Pentas
  • Bear’s Breach
  • Impatiens
  • Red Oxalis
  • Petunias
  • Sweet Lavender
  • Calibrochoa

    "Fairy" Rose

    "Fairy" Rose

  • Star Jasmine
  • Santolina
  • Snap Dragons
  • Oxeye Daisies
  • Passion Flower
  • Nasturtium
  • Purple Lantana
  • Wild Carrot
  • 4 O’Clocks
  • Purple Crape Myrtle
  • Cleome
  • ‘Sweet Kate’ Spider Wort
  • ‘Black and Blue’ Anise Sage
  • Pomegranate
  • Lemon Balm
  • St. John’s Wort
  • Wine Cups
  • Cantaloupe

    Nasturtium

    Nasturtium

  • Prairie Phlox
  • Cannas
  • Pink Oxalis
  • Bouncing Bet
  • Summer Poinsetta (not really a bloom, but it’s turning red now)
  • Purple Cone Flowers
  • Esperanza
  • Cucumbers
  • Coral Honey Suckle
  • Althea
  • Buddleia
  • Coleus (again, not a bloom, but a lot of color – several varieties)
  • Russian Sage
  • ‘Confetti’ Lantana
  • Watermelon
  • Bouncing Bet
  • Yellow Daylily
  • Sundrops
  • Yellow Squash
  • Zucchini
  • African Daisy

    Purple Cone Flower

    Purple Cone Flower

  • ‘Lil’ Business’ Daylily
  • Asters
  • Hollyhocks
  • Geraniums
  • Cosmos
  • Snow Peas
  • Strawberries
  • Allysum
  • ‘Australian Skies’ Anise Sage
  • Autumn Coral Sage
  • ‘Autumn Joy’ Sedum
  • Ajuga
  • ‘Green Mantle’ Yellow Sedum

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