Squirrel

Another shot of Beautiful Edgings daylily

Squirrel laying in the tree. I guess he/she was hot and also maybe he/she
wanted me to put food in the bird feeder.
The photo is a little blurry - I didn't want to get too close.

It Is So Hot - We Really Could Use Some Rain

Brutus daylily

I've been watering all morning - when the Elaeagnus shrubs start wilting - you know its dry. The battle is on to keep everything alive.  I  moved some of the Chosen Love, Dallas Star, Barbara Mitchell (pinks), Persian Market (coral), and Paper Butterfly daylilies to the shade area. They don't seem to hold their color in the heat. Also divided and moved some lambs ear, white caladium and Electric Lime coleus to this area also. I took a cutting awhile back from the hydrangea and it rooted, so I planted it also. Hopefully with the amendments I've been adding, next year the soil will be in better
 condition than it is this year.

Moonlit Masquerade Daylily

Moonlit Masquerade daylily. This one is new to the garden
and the first day it has bloomed. 

I moved one of my Lady Finger daylily clumps over to the shade garden.
In Texas daylilies can stand a little shade. In my old
garden I had this planted under a Dawn Redwood tree.

More white zinnias are opening. I still haven't seen
the red ones or red/white striped.

A gladiola that came up was planted by the previous gardener.

A morning sunrise with some Purple Fountain grass

A little bird lives in the bird house.

Morning Glory planted by previous gardener. Seedlings have been
 coming up everywhere.

 My first daylily to bloom in a pot. 
I have been trying to grow a daylily in a pot and succeeded this year.
I would one day like to have a daylily farm. 

Rudbeckia planted by the previous gardener.

Summer Has Arrived Early

I think summer has arrived early. The temperature has been between 95-100 degrees daily for the past couple of weeks. I may start posting less and less as the heat takes it toll on the garden. I usually go out and work in the garden around 7 a.m. and try to finish up by 9 a.m. It is just too hot to be outdoors much, unless you have a swimming pool. It is sad to see all the beautiful blooms melt by afternoon. I will try next year to incorporate a larger variety of drought tolerant plants.  I have been planning ahead for fall already - digging more flower beds and trying to decide where to put new shrubs and trees that will be purchased in the fall. I moved one of the Junipers to an area along side the fence by our gate. My aunt gave me a daylily from her garden about 20 years ago. I call it a "wild" daylily and named it "Ella" after her. This particular one multiplies like crazy and can withstand the heat. I am planning on planting a whole row of these along the outside fence along the road. They look beautiful in large masses. My husband picked our first tomato this morning. Delicious! I think it was "Celebrity" variety. The tomato plants have gotten SO large and couldn't find the tag under it.

These are so beautiful in the morning I just can't walk by them without
snapping a photo. "Janice Brown" daylily

One of the zinnia beds left side of photo. This one will have purple
and lime green zinnias.

The same goes for "Navajo Princess" daylily- so beautiful in the morning.

"Abraham Darby" David Austin rose with the Evolution Salvia.

Big Blush sunflower

Beautiful Queen Elizabeth grandiflora rose with daylilies.

A turtle visited the garden.

Juniper in another new spot.

Area outside fence that I will plant the row of "Ella" daylilies.

"Ella" daylily

"Orange Vols" daylily

"Chamonix" daylily. The color on the petals I think has been attacked
by thrips

Golden Prize daylily

Russian Rhapsody

Another shot of "Ella" daylily

A Walk In The Garden

Portmeirion David Austin rose. I just can't
seem to get a good shot of this rose. I will
keep trying.

Lambs ear with Alyssum (I should have brushed the dirt off the
leaves before photographing)

Red Volunteer daylily and Old Fashioned Maiden daylily

Big Blush sunflower

Portmeirion David Austin rose with salvia

White zinnia planted in a zinnia bed of
red/white striped ones, red ones and white ones.
Hopefully, soon, they will all bloom together.

Russian Rhapsody daylily

Potted plant I put together for my daughter-in-law back in April. 

She took this photo recently. This has some of

Purple Oxalis and Miss Muffett caladium

Janice Brown Daylily

Flowers on our green bean plants.

Black Krim Heirloom tomato getting bigger. Can't wait to eat one. It seems like
we have been waiting a long time for tomatoes. The ones in the grocery
stores are just awful, in my opinion.

Janice Brown daylily. This one is a rebloomer.

Witch Hazel daylily

Zarahemla daylily

I love this nastursium. I have gotten unusual colors this year.

Okra started from seed. Notice the little fly(?) on the leaf.

The sunflowers are starting to bloom. This one is Big Blush.

Cantaloupe started from seed.

Zinnia

White lily that was out front by the rocks. I moved it to the shade garden
which is all pastel colors.

I think the cherry tomatoes will be ready soon. I told my
husband, that if we had to depend on our garden for
food - we would be starving.