July 15, 2011

Garden Blogger Bloom Day

July, the second month of summer in Chicago and it has been a very dry one.  Despite it, the garden is flourishing.  It's hard to believe but I still have pansies in bloom !

Here's what going on in the garden this bloom day :



Flowers too numerous to mention : Bellflower, Coreopsis, daylily, roses, annabelle hydrangea, blackeyed susan, marigold, and sedum.

And the veggies in the potager are in flower and fruit.




Tomatoes, tri-colored beans, cukes, salad greens, green onions, green peppers, basil, oregano, thyme, parsley, and kale have finally started their flowers and fruit .

When I think of my friends in the South and Southwest who've had a brutally hot summer with little or no rain, I'm even more grateful .

Visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens and see what's blooming all across the country.









Written by Carolyngail at Sweet Home and Garden Chicago All rights reserved

8 comments:

  1. It does look nice your way, Carolyn. We're hoping for rain soon, as it's becoming very dry here, too. I used my rain barrel water long ago, so it needs a fill! ;-) Enjoy your day!

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  2. Looks great Carolyn! Pansies are still blooming here too - quite surprising in view of the time of year, the temps, and the dryness.

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  3. Things are looking good at your place. Pansies in the summer? I would like that.

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  4. You have quite a lot in bloom. Same here, too many to mention, so I just showed the show offs. Hey, they all get equal billing at some point.

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  5. It is amazing what we can grow in small spaces!

    Eileen

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  6. Beautiful photo collages, Carolyn, especially with the cool blues of the center photo. I still have a few pansies blooming, too, which is amazing in this heat. It's been pretty dry here, too, but I agree we've been much more fortunate than many of our Southern neighbors.

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