Joe-Pye weed. I can't resist posting photos of this plant. Lots of bees this year but almost no butterflies around. Making they are flying back to Mexico before the wall is erected.
I thought this heliopsis cultivar was lost, but there was one lonely stem. It's possible that the rabbits kept nipping off the new shoots. They totally destroyed rudbeckia in the front garden.
Rudbeckia in the garden next to the above heliopsis. No idea why they did not eat this. Maybe they were too busy eating the daisies.
Plum Fantasy hibiscus. If you look closely you can see the aphids on Summer Sun heliopsis, which have now all been cut back. I sprayed with organic soap spray for two weeks and they only seemed to get worse. Ugh. Worse year ever. The hibiscus in the front yard had all the blossoms destroyed by thrips, so no flowers.
Limelight hydrangeas.
Hosta 'First Frost'
Hosta 'Guacamole' - it has the sweetest fragrance, better than a rose IMO.
Hosta 'June' - I'd love an entire border of this plant
A border of Fortunei Aureomarginata hostas with Hosta 'Stained Glass' on the right.
Snow on the Mountain growing three feet tall this year. Wow.
The new front garden plantings
Thanks for stopping by and touring the garden with me.
Beautiful!!! Most of my plants have either drowned from all the rain we've had or been killed off by the heat. The weeds are thriving though
ReplyDeleteWe get rain but the ground is so dry it hardly matters. Maybe we should just grow weeds, lol.
DeleteLove the Joe Pye Weed. That looks like a very robust one. Nice Hostas.
ReplyDeleteI too really like te Joe Pye weed. Like you I've noticed a distinct lack of buttereflies this year especially on buddleias which normally attact loads.
ReplyDeleteNo butterflies on my buddleias either.
DeleteSorry to hear there aren't many butterflies this year. I have heard various reports of them dying out. I particularly love those limelight hydrangeas. Been seeing some hydrangeas here which look green, not so pretty.
ReplyDeleteMy limelights will eventually turn green too, hence the name.
DeleteThank you for the garden tour - so lovely. I have like/hate relationship with the bunnies. Pop over to my garden when you have a chance.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is so glorious Denise - thanks for sharing all that beauty. I especially love the hydrangeas, very pretty.
ReplyDeleteWhat is thrips?? Your garden looks so beautiful and I love the Black Eyed Susan! Just great looking despoute the issues
ReplyDeleteThey are little green bugs that suck the juices from the plants and leave little round holes on leaves. They also make nasty bites. I know from experience.
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