One Bloomin' Season - Summer Starts

It's the first week of summer and week six on my garden tour.  It is slow going and I am not sure I will make a July 4 peak in blooming.  We'll see.  This first picture is of a single Dwarf Veronica plant with some budding daisies.  I only bought one Veronica, not knowing how it would take to my garden.  Now, having survived a few years, I might go looking for some more.

Next up is Astilbe 'Rheinland', of which I have several.  That's a Stella de Oro daylily blooming next to it.

And then I have Astilbe 'Visions in Pink' with Coral Bells 'Citronelle' on right.  I absolutely love that lime color!

Here is my rescued Double white peony.  It only has one bloom this year, again, but I am hoping that it continues to thrive.

No one grows Hosta for their flowers, with the exception of Fragrant Hosta, but here is a 'Frances Williams', one of the first hostas I ever bought.  It now grows all over the yard after several divisions.  Did I tell you that I have over 130 hosta plants?

This next one is Hosta 'Elegans'.  This is one big hosta!

And Hosta '???'  UPDATE:  pretty sure this is an unknown blue cup which I will try to identify.

I also have a patch of Houttuynia.  The blossoms are insignificant.  BUT, deer and rabbits do not like the citrus smell and will avoid the area.  It can be a nuisance since it spreads like crazy, but I have yet to deal with that problem in the area it grows.  What I call the 'back swamp'.

Here some Stonecrop sedum lines a pathway.  This has been growing since the garden was first planted 40+ years ago.

A border of Stella de Oro daylilies along the street are blooming.  A combination of smelly sprays and rosemary plants seem to be effective in keeping the deer away.  For now at least.

More yellow with a 'Connecticut Yankee' Oriental Lily...

and one lonely Meadow Rue blowing in the wind.  The Heliopolis flowers are just starting to open.

And so I leave you with this panoramic shot of that front area that I tore out in 2012, replanted, and blogged about.  I've posted pics of many of these plants already this year.

Have a great week and welcome to summer in my garden.