Hello again! We've had some days of thunderstorms lately here in the central part of the Shenandoah Valley, and the flowers are thriving! I have some new blooms to show you, so I'm joining in for Bloomin' Tuesday over at MsGreen Thumb Jean's.
Hydrangea ~ lots of purples and blues on this acid-loving plant. I'm pleased that this particular hydrangea has done well because it was a Mother's Day gift several years ago. I love it!
I'm sure once someone tells me the name of this plant below I'll say, "oh, sure!" But right now I can't come up with it. It's different from a previous week's speedwell plant, although it looks similar. Anyone know what it is?
Below: my friend Jean gave me this feverfew several years ago, and it pops up just any old place--on both sides of the fence, too! It looks like a miniature daisy and seems to be a happy little plant.
Below: the thriving and ever-invasive gooseneck! I've pulled so much of this out every year, and it still comes back with a vengeance! But I do love the shape of the flower head so I don't eradicate it completely.
And last for this week is the Russian Sage that I mentioned another week. It is now in full color and welcomes visitors down by the lower garden gate.
I hope you've enjoyed seeing what's blooming around here this week.
Check out other blooms over at MsGreen Thumb Jean's.
~Deb
Lovely blossoms throughout your garden ,love the gooseneck loosestrife.. I think your purple flower is another type of loosestrife ..
Posted by: Rosemary | Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 07:21 AM
Beautiful flowers here. I love the gooseneck! I also love your unknown!!
Posted by: Darla | Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 08:17 AM
Visiting from Bloomin' Tuesday. Your flowers are lovely and your garden looks so lush and beautiful!
Posted by: Suzanne | Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 09:22 AM
They are all so pretty! Love the hydrangeas!
Posted by: Tammy | Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 01:05 PM
Your garden is beautiful. You have so many different and interesting types. Thanks for visiting me. I am a new follower as I am a new gardner and trying to learn. Ginger :)
Posted by: Ginger | Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 02:02 PM
I am trying to follow but I can't quite figure how to do so. Ginger :)
Posted by: Ginger | Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 02:05 PM
Beautiful, beautiful....our rain in eastern NC is so low...I need to water but keep hoping for rain...and your pretty white picket fence reminds me that we need to paint ours!!
Posted by: Kathryn Duke | Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 04:54 PM
Love the feverfew. Your flower beds look so beautiful!
Victoria
Posted by: victoria | Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 10:19 PM
I have feverfew in my backyard too without planting them. They grow wherever they want and have such beautiful flowers.
Your garden is lovely!
Posted by: Raw Thoughts And Feelings | Friday, June 24, 2011 at 07:24 AM
Hi Deb,
Thanks for your comment on my Bloomin' Tuesday post. I think your mystery plant may be purple loosestrife. It's illegal to grow it in Nebraska because the seeds get into the sewers and end up around bodies of water, where they grow and crowd out the native plants. I love the plant, and would be willing to deadhead it, but the person I talked to about it said I had to get rid of it. If you find out that' what it is, be sure to deadhead it if you are allowed to grow it. The plant that I was talking about what in a flower bed I take care of at church. It had been there a number of years, and did not reseed there, or even spread by roots.
Oh, and I have gooseneck loosestrife in a tub, hoping it lives over the winter. I don't have room for it to grow in the ground. I love your stand of it! Your other blooms are pretty, too.
What zone are you in?
Posted by: Corner Garden Sue | Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 02:46 PM