Gardens at Waters East: July 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Want a "Quickie" ? Today 7.27.16

(All “Quickies” are photos taken and posted the same day)

These photos were taken today in the Gardens at Waters East. - - 7.27.16

Daylily #28 LP

Hydrangia

Old ship ribs from the 1800s - found on the beach.

These are the days for getting-in on lots of “Quickies”. Everyone likes a quickie. July brings all of us here on the shores of Lake Michigan the perfect elements – the warm breezes, the high sun, a little rain every couple of days. These are the days to get out of the house for a quickie here and there. There are so many blooms “happening” everyday this month, timing is fantastic for a quickie today.

Enjoy

Pink Mallow

Obedient Plant & Coneflower

Rudbeckia

Bog Path

Allium - Native

This is one of the favorites

hybridized in the Gardens at Waters East - #8 "iridescent".

Daylily - Locust Red

Ghost Spider

There will be a posting on this spider shortly.

Wait until you see the color changes it makes!

Lake Path

Monarda - Native

Humm - someone else out for an afternoon "Quickie".

Middle Walk

False Sunflower

Daylily yon.1

Daylily #28.5 vegie

False Sunflower Group

Formal Garden - center flower pot

Russian Sage

NOTE: Since this Blog is meant to be an accurate journal of the gardens;

no photos are “staged”, “arranged”, or ”photo-shopped” in anyway.

What is posted – is what it here. It is what it is.

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Reference Note: For a complete list of the ten (10) Principles of Design plus the special “Golden Principle of Design” used throughout Gardens at Waters East, check out the archive postings for November 14 – 24, 2010 and May 2, 2011.

Friday, July 22, 2016

Peony's Envy 3.0 2016

Each year here in the Gardens at Waters East it is so easy to see the envy in the eyes of visitors during the month of June. This past month was no exception. It was apparent the level of envy - Peony’s Envy - when viewing the fantastic colorful and really big blooms. As the saying goes – size matters! I can testify to that – and so can the visitors who walked the paths last month. Need I say more?

If you have Peony’s Envy you may want to turn away. You might rate this as only suitable for mature audiences.

ENJOY

One last look out over the gardens on the shores of Lake Michigan

Your comments are always welcome.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Want a "Quickie" ? Today 7.21.16

“Quickies”

(All “Quickies” are photos taken and posted the same day)

These photos were taken today at the Gardens at Waters East. - - 7.21.16

dayliy Locust Red

There are so many blooms “happening” everyday this month. July is a fantastic month for so many of the garden plants – especially the day lilies that were hybridized here in the Gardens at Waters East over the past few years. Some are included in today’s posting, many will be posted in a special series later.

Enjoy