The Garden in June

It's been a fairly nice June here in the American southeast.  Hot, but hey, it's supposed to be.  It's really humid, too, but hey...ditto.  The plants in the garden seem to like it though.

 
Here we've got the day-lillies.

 
The herb garden.

 
The front garden.  Usually we put the plants in the ground, but we're going with a container garden this year 'cause we want the soil to regain some of it's mojo.  As you can tell, there's a lot of basil.  We do love pesto! 

Here are some close-ups of the flowering plants.

 
Our Rose of Sharon out front by the container-garden.

 
The 'Ed Muray' day lilly.

 
The petunias and nasturtiums in the herb garden.

 
 
And our candy lillies.  Small, lovely, vibrant flowers.

We also have a few denizens of the garden:

 
A bee of some sort on our bolting cilantro plant.

 
And a Carolina Wren.  It's hard to see the distinctive white stripe over the eye, but it's there.  We see these birds in pairs mostly.  The male builds several nests at the start of mating season.  The female picks the one she likes best, and that's where the eggs are hatched.  We've had them raise families all around the house.  Nests in the bend of a drain-pipe, the window sill, the rose bush, an open bag of mulch on the porch (that was a bad choice.  the bag was on the deck of the porch, and the stray cats often patrol the porch on their way by)(nature, red in tooth and claw, as it were).  Anyways, these are about the most common birds around here.  We do have jays and mockers as well.  And always one catbird in the neighborhood, too.

Hope you've enjoyed the tour!

 

Comments

[Fiona]

By golly, all the plants look FANTASTIC. I especially love the flowering plants. And those day lilies! Absolutely gorgeous!

I totally envy you and LR for all that beauty surrounding you :))