It’s late July and this cool, rainy summer has made everything late in my gardens. And even though I don’t have enough energy these days to make it look perfect, there’s a lot of lovely stuff going on out there. So enjoy what we have, right? One of the things I love in my garden is my lavender. I have 17 lavender bushes around the side of my house among the roses and in the summer they are a sensory delight. I can stand by them and smell their fragrance, see hundreds of honeybees flying all through them, and hear the bees buzzing. Because I basically live in the country it’s pretty quiet and that many bees are loud! I just stood out there for several minutes yesterday while I was taking pictures and enjoyed that sensory overload. Yum!
I’m sharing the other photos I took and you can click on one to open them all in a gallery with descriptions and plant names.
Because I love gardening, I’m Paying It Forward to a garden blog I found recently called Home Garden Diggers. Yael has tons of interesting tips and information about all sorts of gardening topics. I’m actually quite amazed at how much great info she has archived here. If you like digging in the dirt, visit her blog, and click on the button below to visit Holly and all the other blogs that are being recognized this week.
Looks like we were both out snapping photos of our beautiful gardens etc. yesterday. I’m excited to check out the blog you’ve listed. I’ve actually found some great garden blogs in the past week. I was searching for a answer to that bird problem!
Thanks for joining “Pay It Forward”! Off to check out the garden blog.
Your yard looks fabulous BTW! Absolutely fabulous…
I love your beautiful lavender and the pictures of all of your flowers! Came over here by way of Pay it Forward and am looking forward to checking out Home Garden Diggers as I love gardening too, but am still learning so tips are great!! Thanks 🙂
Sue,
Thank you so much for coming by my site and for leaving your wonderful comment about Paying It Forward. I feel really honored. I certainly intend to do the same, I just need to figure out how it works.
I really like your own site. The photos are beautiful. That Cherry-brandy Rudbekia might just be a must have for me.
I noticed you are also into quilting. I am also a beginner and am doing my best to learn how.
Yael
Beautiful! Maybe I ought to get some lavender …
HOW do you grow lavender? I tried for many years and still dream of it!
I hate to say this, but it’s actually been very easy. I started some from seed, they grew well in a sunny spot with awful clay soil, re-seeded themselves, and I moved the new seedlings where I wanted them. They were very unfussy. I grew them for two reasons: I wanted them around my roses and they are great for clay-busting. It worked!
What beautiful flowers! I adore having flowers to smell and enjoy. I will have to participate in this pay it forward idea soon…love the idea!
{tara}