We’ve had some hints of autumn and a swing back toward the heat of summer. Most of the summer blooms have had it with the dry conditions, but there are a few late summer and early fall blooms to be seen…
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garden bloggers bloom day is the 15th of each month
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: August 2018
The near-drought here in NW Ohio (Zone 6) has been partially relieved over the past few days, but my benign neglect and lack of watering is showing for some plants. Luckily, I try to keep my gardens stocked with hardy survivors and nothing especially needy, so I think all the established plantings (and even some new additions) will weather the dry spell just fine.
Zinnias are my new favorite annual. These four Zahara ‘Coral Rose’ zinnias I started from seed are blooming like gangbusters, and I think I only gave them a drink once all summer.
July in the Garden
In lieu of Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day (two weeks ago), I present all the photos I took on Bloom Day but didn’t manage to actually post yet.
Things have been hot and dry here in Zone 6, and even the stalwart plants are droopy. Thankfully, we’ve gotten some steady light rain this afternoon and evening, and that seems to be perking things up a bit.
Back on July 15, though, this is what the beds and borders had to offer:
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: June 2018
The peonies have come and gone here in my Zone 6 garden, but there’s plenty more to enjoy.
While Dr. Huey (née Tamora) is nearing the end of its annual bloom flush (and is no longer particularly photogenic), my other roses are looking fantastic.
First, there’s this unnamed white rose that is a major trooper, blooming and reblooming reliably from June through October:
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: May 2018
Bloom Day is the 15th of each month… and that’s exactly when I took these photos, even though today’s post is dated the 24th. Heh.
My Zone 6 garden is well on its way to waking up from winter, despite a slow start to the spring. In the week since I took these photos, many more blooms have opened up — including my one of my favorites, the tree peony. But, since we’re talking Bloom Day and not today, I’ll keep my photos to the ones I actually took on the 15th.
