July rain!

Dahlias!

July rain brings... August flowers? Less August wildfires? I'm happy to see decent rain today, odds are we won't get much more all summer. I've been doing a lot of planting, and weeding, and watering, so I need to do some update posts - but here are rainy flowers for today!

Droopy delphiniums

Bee balm and salvia

Alliums

First gladiola to bloom

Second gladiola

My favorite fuchsias

Day lilly

More allium and agastache

Hydrangea paniculata

In bloom this week: July 3, 2017

Bee balm

Hello, July! I'm not too excited by fireworks, but have plenty of red, white and blue in my garden:

Salvia and bee balm

Balloon flower and salvia 'hot lips'

Lavender and daisies

White lavender and catmint

Mullein 'wedding candles'

Yucca

Seaside daisies

Harebell

Radish

Plus a few other colors too!

Crocosmia

Gaillardia, blanket flower

Coreoposis

Experimental lawn alternative

Poppy

Dahlia

Clematis

Clematis

Zinnias, grown from seed

Fuchsia 'genii'

Dwarf phlox, salvia and chives

What's next? Hydrangea wants to bloom, but it'll take some time: