The end of June and the summer flowers arrive.

This garden is in the center of the property and is a work in progress. We keep adding and taking away until we get the right mix. There are quite of few plants here. On the left, climbing up the tree is wisteria and clematis paniculata, along the front you have iris, roses, holly hock, Russian sage, phlox, pink monarda (almost ready to bloom), black eyed Susan, money plant, weigela, canna lily, solidago, abelia and lilac. On the right, the tall wispy light green tree is a pink tamarix.

This is a view from the back under a peach tree. In the foreground you have Jacob Cline bee balm. You also see purple buddleia, and along the fence white moth and oakleaf hydrangeas. Normally I fertilize the bee balm three to four times in the spring. This makes it grow up to 6 feet or more and bloom like mad. Click here to see my post from last year and scroll down to the bee balm image.

A view looking back at the bee balm. Its always a winner in my book. Its very easy to grow and pollinators and hummingbirds love it. The bright red flowers really stand out in the garden.

Our Black Eyed Susan reseeds each year so we never really know where it will appear. We just look for seedlings in the spring so we know where it will be.

Here is another patch of Black Eyed Susan.

We chopped this Purple buddleia (Butterfly Bush) back hard this spring and it responded with quite a few blooms. Buddleia is a must if you want butterflies in your garden. We have several and they always perform well. Full sun is best for maximum blooms. The flowers have a nice sweet fragrance.

The yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata) is starting to spread now that we trimmed back the peach tree.

This is Anise Hyssop Agastache foeniculum Golden Jubilee in bloom. Its actually three pots pushed together on the patio. This variety will wilt in hot afternoon sun so we protect it. It also reseeds so you get freebies next spring. The chartreuse foliage adds a great contrast.

Our neighbor trimmed some trees so the Acanthus Mollis is getting a bit more sun this year. The large flowers and ribbed foliage are a welcome sight. These spikes are a little less than two feet but it can produce 4 to 5 foot monsters.