Snapshot of July
July was a very hot and humid month here at Gardens at Waters East. That being the case; the flowers have outdone themselves. Hundreds of blossoms every where one looks. The following photos were all taken during July. This posting is a “summary” of some of them seen while walking the paths to and from Lake Michigan. And, I will remind you that the saying “cooler by the lake” did not apply here during this July!
StoneWater Beach
Gardens at Waters East
All the single daylily photos shown here are from the Gardens at Waters East hybridized category labeled #28 - Rainbow Series. They are all a part of a select group of plants, one of a kind, from above average parentage.
#1 “Ditch” daylily California Poppy
(Hemerocalis Fulva)
Blue Veronica Missouri Primrose
#2 Daisy Allium – Azureum
Native Primrose Coreopsis – Sunshine
#3 Heliopsis – False Sunflower Flemish Poppy
Diablo Ninebark Rose – Carefree pink
#4 Sambucus – Black Lace Geranium – Splish Splash
Sweet William Delphinium & Tiger Lily
#5 Petunia – Bubblegum Gooseneck Loosestrife
Daylily – Hyperion Pink Mallow
Note: other newly hybridized daylilies were posted on the last Blog posting
Friday July 29, 2011
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Nice synopsis of July. You are in the perfect spot during this hot summer! The breezes off Lake Michigan must be so refreshing! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteSuch Splendid Colors! I'd love to be in this garden.
ReplyDeleteI love any daylily with a watermark or bi-color or anything with a blue shade to it (I could probably go on). Love the lavender one with the blue eye and yellow throat! I have some cool seedlings this year, but I never kept track of the parents:(
ReplyDeleteThe daylilies look fantastic! Also, I am glad to see that you have the gooseneck loosestrife, since I think it is underused plant, at least around here. I do not think I have even seen it at nurseries around here; my own plants are divisions that were kindly given to me two years ago by an older couple in whose garden I was helping out.
ReplyDeleteYour daylilies are a dream and your summer garden looks at its top!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Are all these as hardy and as easy as they look, or are they all different in that regard?
ReplyDeleteAlso, do you have varieties that keep blooming in August and Sept? If so, looking forward to learning about those. Mine all seem to die out by mid-August.
July was a very hot month, I'm almost glad it's over, though I'll probably feel differently come January.
ReplyDeleteLovely daylilies you have showcased here. Let's hope August is more comfortable!
Lovely flowers in your garden. They bloom like a wonderful fireworks display of colors. It appears that your plants love the heat more than you do.
ReplyDeleteHere in northern Sweden, the heat has been replaced by rain and chilly winds, but the plants need water, they have suffered from drought and heat in the past month.
When the weather gets colder, it feels like we live closer to Sweden's northernmost town - Kiruna than we actually do. It takes almost a day to travel there by car. It is 26 years since I last visited Kiruna. I usually go south when I travel.
Have a nice day.
Gorgeous lilies. So many colors that I never knew existed. Did you create these hybrids? I'm enjoying reading your prior posts as well. What a lovely area you live in.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a beautiful place to live and what gorgeous photos of all your stunning lillies. Amazing!
ReplyDelete......and the post on the sunrise - awesome! :)