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| zinnia |
Like a lot of other gardeners, I haven't seen many bees, moths and butterflies in June or July, but I have seen more in August. They love my zinnias. I saw no monarch caterpillars on the milkweed plants, only one milkweed tussock caterpillar.There is a lot going on in the back yard garden. Here are some photos of what's blooming.
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| hosta |
My biggest hosta just opened its flowers this week. Blooming has been over weeks ago on all the other hostas.
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| garden angel |
My garden angel is overshadowed by the cosmos that have taken over part of the garden.
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| cosmos |
The cosmos which are about five feet tall are on the wane now.
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| zinnias |
I have a nice stand of zinnias in the back yard. I hadn't originally planned for zinnias in the back garden, but I had seeds I wanted to use up.
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| Japanese anemones |
One of my favorite fall flowers, Japanese anemones, are flowering now.
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| hardy begonia |
I love the leaves as well as the flowers of my hardy begonias, which have just started to bloom.
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| black walnut fruits |
The black walnut tree is full of fruits that will drop in October.
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| Yoshino cherry |
Almost all of the Yoshino cherry trees in the neighborhood look like this tree in my yard with most of the leaves gone. I don't know why they are so stressed.
I am going to enjoy this week of hot weather. I dread the coming winter after hearing The Old Farmer's Almanac prediction for a colder and snowier than normal winter here in the mid-Atlantic.
