A SUMMER Garden Stroll!

Well summer has arrived!

A little late,

here in the Northwest...

but the days have been glorious,

sunny and bright...

are you ready for a garden stroll?

April in Paris Rose

and friends...

the Lavender has burst open...

Mmmmm

the perfectly delicate

Scepter'd Isle Rose...

she has been blooming quietly for a month,

just a couple blooms at a time...

the Hummingbirds love the Russian Verbena,

It has climbed seven feet tall this year,

so far!

an upclose look

 at the small blooming clusters...

Melody Parfumee Rose,

and friends...

the leaves of the bush are below,

she sent up a crazy spike

of blooms!

Bonica Rose...

the soft summery blues

of the Hydrangea...

Butterfly Weed...

and Butterfly Bush...

these are replacements

for some I lost a couple years ago...

I really saw a dip in the butterfly visits

with them gone...

a mystery solved!

while doing spring garden clean up,

I found the tag for this

 my mystery rose,

of last year!

she is the Memorial Day Rose...

I am crazy for all those

ruffled petals...

Today I am joining,

Outdoor Wednesday

Wow us Wednesday

Feathered Nest Friday

and

Show and Tell Friday

Thanks for joining me in the garden today...

My New David Austin Roses are Blooming...

(Mortimer Sackler)

My Valentines Day roses

are beginning to bloom...

Do you remember this box?

My Valentines Day gift of a dozen

rose bushes...

you can view that post here

The bushes are still small,

but they are beginning to bloom...

(Mortimer Sackler)

I planted a pair of

Mortimer Sackler Climbing,

on the back entrance of the gazebo...

(Mortimer Sackler)

they have a long climb ahead...

(Princess Alexandra of Kent)

the first bloom of

Princess Alexandra of Kent...

(Wedgwood Rose)

the Wedgwood Rose...

(Louise Odier)

and

Louise Odier...

(Princess Anne)

Princess Anne...

(Princess Anne)

is elegant

dressed in layers of ruffles...

(Francine Austin)

Francine Austin...

(Francine Austin)

I bought a pair of these spray roses,

for filler...

but she is so pretty,

I can't wait to fill a vase

 of just her small blooms...

(James Galway)

James Galway Rose,

well, almost...

there are a few more yet to come,

the gift that keeps giving...

Today I am joining...

A Return to Loveliness

Bloomin' Tuesday

and

Tuesday Garden Party

Thanks for stopping by...

A Day Hike...

Last Wednesday,

the weatherman called for a stunner of a day...

so my Mr.  played hooky..

we headed to

Randle,  WA for a little day hike...

I say day hike loosely...

I wore flip flops...

did you hear that?

that loud chuckle?

that would be my Mr.

who knows my choice of footwear

is usually lacking :-)

todays watchable wildlife...

mosquitoes...

vine ripened

Salmonberries...

Maidenhair Ferns...

Sword Ferns...

a meadow clearing...

full of Shasta Daisies...

and fluttering...

Swallowtail Butterflies...

wild Roses...

a roadside mystery

?

A hillside covered in these

gorgeous blue flowers...

I have no idea what they are...

do you?

Happy July!

Are you ready for takeoff?

Outdoor Wednesday

 

Thanks for joining me today....