Heat Wave................

It has been over 90 for several days. Today's heat index over 100, getting hotter.......my poor garden is suffering. I put sprinklers on this morning but had to go out and hand water again. My skin burned just being out there for a few minutes. I had to move my baskets of flowers on the deck so that they are in the shade. They look very sorry for themselves.
Meanwhile a few new blooms............


There are lots of buds on Daylilies but only a couple have blooms open. I don't blame them.

These guys never have big blooms, I don't know why. Maybe they take a few years to mature? The foliage is always pretty though.


I saw that the Hydrangea has buds. I was a little concerned in the Spring as it looked like dead sticks. They are OK though. I have some "wild hydrangea" that Jo gave me years ago, they're white and they come back every year. Those have spread too. I didn't check the other one, I couldn't wait to get back inside.
The roses in my "rose garden" are doing very well and is covered in blooms.

I don't know when I will get out there to weed again at this rate. The heat is supposed to last all next week. So I hope that this next week we can go out for a couple of adventures. I certainly don't want to do housework. I haven't heard from Edna for awhile, she has been busy. A friend is in town from Texas so I hope to see her before she goes back. Next week could be busy. Another friend who used to live here before moving to N Carolina is back in Michigan to live. That will also be a goal to meet up with her. Hopefully more adventures to look forwards to.

The back garden yesterday had several new things blooming, I just didn't want to get out there today.


I planted this guy and it seems much happier than it was in the pot and I hope that comes back next year.

My wild old fashioned farm rose. Smells delightful.

My girl is still around although looking worse for wear, she used to be an angel with copper wings.




I still have work to do out there. I did get all the weeds pulled on the patio so that at least is looking OK for now. I was going to pull them all up and put down wood chips but saved the money. For now. Gerry has taken the old door out and put in a new window. I don't like that it's small but needs must. Better than none and I will try to get my birds to come here when the snow falls.

I will do a blog on the change when we are done with the inside. For now just a couple of pictures

Thats it for today. Stay cool..............

Garden after Rain......................

I love it when it rains, everything is so pretty and wet. So no gardening today, instead we went for a walk. I did go take some pictures this morning though.
MY stone garden looked nice after the rain.



See the Petoskey stones?


The Old Farm Rose has bloomed better this year, it has already had several flowers and more buds coming. This is the most fragrant ever.

Somehow and I have no idea how I am getting Holly bushes growing. There are several out back. No idea where this came from. I do have Holly that I bought but they are very different from these.

My Milk Weed is doing great, still no Butterfly though. In fact on our walk in the fields, only 2 Monarchs and a White one. None yesterday.


We saw White Yarrow flowers today, usually come in Yellow and this Pink. Thing is it spreads so much so I have to pull a lot of it out. Maybe I should put in in a pot

I have no idea what these are called but they are in bloom now and these too spread so much but are much easier to pull and control.


I can't remember what these are called either, another spreader that I have to control but so pretty,


This is Bud's new tree/shrub.I want one but I do not have anywhere to put one.

We did not swap the Iris this weekend, too wet and too busy but they will go where these Yellow daisies are and this is another one I had to weed out. They get tall and fall over so are a bit untidy.


I think stuff is really taking off this year. I have no room for new things. When I get extra I dump it under the pines to do as it wants. I am glad I talked to the man over the ally, I may be able to get some Hosta, he advised me to cut down some tree branches to get more light. He is right and I know Gerry will love doing that.
My Peace Rose is hanging on............so pretty.

This is my tree stump. I want to make a Fairy House out of it. I need a roof (Gerry) and will get some windows and a door to make it look like a house. Good idea? I thought so. Meanwhile the Fungi seem to like it and that will help with the illusion.

The Ivy is growing well and trying to escape.

So that's it for today. If it gets sunny tomorrow I think some of the Day lilies will be out. Think I will get out to see Alex tomorrow

I can't help posting Garden Pictures....................

Every day there is something new, the light? more blooms?. It is a record of my garden set down for me for a year.
A cool place to sit, especially for the Moggies.....

Shrubs in bloom, this one really filled out, I had cut it back thinking it was not in good health but it is.


The Sage is looking nice


I love close ups.........



...and look what was hiding among them......YES. I wanted to be able to get some in my garden and now I have. I wonder if it will spread.

Then there was a visitor.........Boots.

This is Bird House Row.........

Some gardens are shaded so much that it took me years to get this Ivy to fill in. I like Ivy. Reminds me of home. Nothing else would grow under that Burning Bush and I have Ivy in the shade gardens at the back.

This took awhile to find its place in my garden. It kept falling off the table so I put some rocks in the watering can and now it's happy in a sunny spot on the deck.

Look at the size of those leaves on the Hosta.

So going back out front. The side actually the daisies I bought and planted out there are doing well.


This little area under the Pines is doing well, I think the Azalea likes it there.

The new Day Lillies are opening.

These "Pinks" I dug up many years ago by the railway tracks back in my working day. They are still doing well after several moves.

Just got to show this again, because I can haha

I love my garden and some day when I have paid off my credit card once more I will try to get the Blogs printed out again. Meanwhile I will keep posting.