Category Archives: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day

The days of September are cool, but the air is filled with the intoxicating fragrance of sweet Autumn clematis. Here it is growing on the arch at the medicine wheel and has mixed in with Grandpa Ott morning glories. Continue reading →

The dahlias are finally blooming! September Morn is a full, lovely bloom, and Bee Happy is just the bees knees of dahlia cuteness. The groundhogs have been after them all summer long and I thought they would be a total loss, but am happy to find some blooms opening up. Continue reading →

Intensely blue Penny Mac hydrangeas and Stargazer Oriental lilies are stealing the show in July. Smaller, but equally lovely are the tiny star-like blooms of the flowering tobacco. The red flower carpet roses are still blooming too! Continue reading →

The evening primrose is a mass of bright yellow. You can clearly see how they are also called sundrops as each bloom is as brilliant as a ray of sunshine. Started from just a small patch a few years ago, they have increased exponentially. Continue reading →

First roses of the season have bloomed and I quickly grabbed them and brought them inside to brighten up these dreary rainy days This is Rainbow Sorbet, a floribunda. It does seem to me to be showing more of a leaning towards being a hybrid tea with very large single blooms. This is its first season, so we shall see it becomes more multi-flowered as time goes by. Continue reading →

The scent of spring is in the air as the blue Festival Hyacinths begin to bloom. In many respects, I like them better than regular full hyacinths. They are multistemmed and do truly seem to multiply from year to year. Continue reading →