The garden is like a jungle in July

Yesterday I braved the heat in the afternoon after a large Strawberry milk shake! That seemed to do the trick & I had lots of energy! I re potted some of my volunteer tomatoes. I planted some volunteer perennials that had popped up in pots back into the garden. My summer Squash & Zucchini have lots of flowers but are not bearing any fruit? My cucumbers are growing but very slowly! I guess I'm not really a vegetable gardener :-( My Basil, Rosemary, Mint & Thyme are all doing well, the Sage is OK but my Strawberries not going well at all. I've had quite a few Tomatoes! Oh well I'll just concentrate on my flowers they make me very happy! Oh dear there are so many weeds I think this is why so few Americans have perennial gardens they are a lot of work, dead heading all the time to encourage new blooms. I think it is the intense heat that is making it so difficult for me. I'm loosing the energy needed for such gardening. Oh my Oregano is doing fabulously well that definitely deserves a mention! I have seen a few glorious Hummingbirds this summer but not a lot of Butterflies I wonder why & not nearly so many Bees I wonder if Michael has moved his beehives? lots of birds at the bird feeder! Cardinals of course, Goldfinches, & all sorts of little finches *~* & of course the odd greedy Squirrel try's to munch in there too!

HOT IN ATLANTA JULY 2011

Perennial Hibiscus

 Today was hot in the 90's again but we enjoyed a nice breeze making it a good day to do some tidying up in the front garden which is a mass of perennials and lots of weeds too. My perennial Hibiscus are just amazing the flowers are the size of a dinner plate! I have them in three different colours, pink deep pink & red!




 
The Star gazer Lily comes back faithfully every year. It was a gift to me when I was going through radiation all those years ago from a dear Dr I worked with *~* It is perfect that is flowers around July 4th they are my fireworks in the garden*****

                                                                              

The Glorious Star Gazer Lily***