Friday, July 15, 2011

Backyard in Bloom

After a long winter,  my backyard plants are finally starting to show their stuff!  :)   I planted all of the perennials last summer so they are still filling in.  Some things are working well where they are and some may have to be moved in the fall.



 The daisies are just starting to bloom.  The daylillies are too.  A few coneflowers have started.  There will be lots more!  The lavender and salvia create a nice contract to the other plants.











 The daisies by the pond have gone crazy!  I do have other things back there, but you'd never know it!  I will have to figure out what's hiding back there and move them somewhere else!






 I haven't ever loved this tree because it sent shooters out all over my planting beds.  Well, now it's dying (ok, it's dead!), but I don't want to remove it yet.  I've been waiting for months for my perennials to bloom and removing it right now would tear up everything around it.  We can take it out in the fall.



 There are rose of sharon and hollyhocks toward the back of this bed that should be blooming like crazy in the next couple of weeks. 





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17 comments:

  1. It all looks beautiful, Pam! I was wondering about the tree when you sent me the pics last night, hoping it wasn't your new tree!
    It is amazing how everything has grown in one year!

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  2. So many wonderful flowers!They look beautiful!

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  3. Looks FABULOUS Pam! Love your backyard!

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  4. Sigh, i envy your pond....so pretty! Thanks for sharing over here at Cottage Flora Thursday's! xoox, tracie

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  5. Wow! These are really so pretty!! :) How did you decide what to plant where?

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  6. My daylilies just started, too! I'm thinking of putting in some coneflowers next year--yours look great!

    We had a pond in our last home and I miss it so much. I bet you love yours!

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  7. Your garden is so full and pretty. everything looks beautiful, Pam!

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  8. Your plants look so healthy and so well placed. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Your backyard is gorgeous Pam!! We have 2 trees in the front of our house that send shooters out all over the beds they are in, it drives me NUTS!! We are thinking about having them taken out next year. Have a great weekend, Martina

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  10. just beautiful! my husband and i just bought our first house and we hope to have a gorgeous yard and garden like this one day :) it must make you so incredibly happy, its lovely! thanks for sharing this!

    katie@little things bring smiles

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  11. Your gardens are simply gorgeous!
    I love all the variety that you have and the pond, love that too!
    Cindy

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  12. Pam, you have such a beautiful garden! We have daisies in bloom right now too. I love how you arranged everything!

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  13. Thanks for the tour of your garden! It's beautiful!

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