Our plants continue to grow. The ruffled satin rose of sharon began blooming.
Here are her phases.
Then she really shows herself!
This rose of sharon below has the same colors but with different petal shapes started blooming too.
We have received visits from various swallowtails.
When chasing this tiger swallowtail down trying to get a good photo, it ended up right in front of my face!
The bees are also enjoying the butterfly bushes.
The stunning canna lilies started opening!
Purple heart is a plant that grows from cuttings so Jim planted some along the foundation and they have been growing like crazy! It may end up being an evergreen. If not, it will come back again next year.
Some photos of the overall garden.
Your garden is stunning! And what amazing photos you got of those butterflies -- not easy to do, I know!
ReplyDeleteThank you Debra! Butterflies do love to flutter.
Deleteaww.... beautiful garden with flowers, butterfly and bees....
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day
Thank you! Have a wonderful day too!
DeleteI never seen satin rose in nature..... beautiful.
ReplyDeletethank you for sharing
Thank you Tanza!
DeletePretty flowers and lovely butterfly :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Kinga!
DeleteYour yard looks beautiful Val! Love that satin rose!
ReplyDeleteThank you Pilar!
DeleteYou have such a gorgeous yard, Val! Those ruffled satin roses are just stunning! I love the canna lilies, too. I've had those in my yards both in Washington and Arizona, and they always add such a pretty pop of color!
ReplyDeleteThank you Heidi. It is wonderful having so many gorgeous blooms around!
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