I always leave columbine flowers alone and let them self seed.
The deer missed one daylily bud. This is the very last one of the season.
Sedum is about to start blooming. I think this one came from my mom’s garden.
Garden Stuff
Tag: flora
Jewelweed
The jewelweed in the thicket is blooming again. Ironweed should be blooming soon, too.
Burdock
There are tons of burdock plants behind my building. For some reason the lawn care crew won’t touch them. They would have been easy to weedwack when they were small. They’re 4-5 feet tall now though and not so simple to get rid of.
I’m glad I have a short-haired dog. The dried burrs don’t stick to him.
Raindrops
I will never get tired of raindrops on flowers. It’s the best part of summer.
Flowery Things
The deer left me a few of the plain red daylilies. And I finally planted some zinnia seeds. They’re super late, but once they start blooming they’ll keep it up until the first frost.
Evening Daylily
The deer have finally noticed the daylily buds, but they left me a couple of yellow flowers. I think I may try discouraging them with pinwheels next year. They won’t hurt anything, and they might help?
It Bloomed
The big, yellow daylily bud opened today. I went out to look at the sky, but got distracted by the flowers. And then I dropped my phone on the patio and cracked the protective cover over the lenses. Better than breaking the phone, though!
Yellow
My yellow daylilies are about to bloom. I really hope the deer don’t get to them first.
Queen Anne’s Lace
Air quality is 150 here, which could be worse, I know. I’m staying indoors as mugh as possible, but the dog has to be walked. Might as well take a few photos while I’m out there.
I love the deer paths wandering through the thicket and trees behind my building. I’m only a few blocks from a major shopping center, but in the other direction I’m just a few flocks from hundreds of acres of thick forest.
Honey Bee and Jewel Weed
There’s a big patch of mostly white clover next to my patio, and the bees are loving it. I also noticed the jewel weed in the thicket is blooming.
red paper boat 