What a week that was! So hot, so humid, so sticky, if I was awake at 5am, I got up and did my first session of gardening. At that time of the morning it was so wonderfully cool, just me and the birds. If I was lucky I managed a second bit of gardening after breakfast, but then, that was it, it was too hot to do any more! This morning I was photographing my six for today at 6am, could have made it all day lilies there were so many new ones opening, some will have to wait until next week.
Hemerocallis
I think this one might be called Gentle Shepherd, but don’t quote me on that, it was bought so long ago that I might be mixing it up with something else!
Somehow I don’t know the names of many of my day lilies, this one included, when I bought them I had no idea that someday I would be showing them on a SOS post!
A lovely little purple one in the border by the field.
Clematis.
Clematis Perle d’Azur which is on the pergola at the top of the garden by the field next door.
Clematis Tie Dye, also on the pergola.
Clematis Super Nova also on the pergola. Soon the pergola should be covered with viticella clematis, they are coming into their prime flowering period.
Inula magnificum.
Inula magnificum grws to about 8ft or more. I have to be thankful that it flops over when I forget to stake it otherwise I would never be able to photograph it! Super flowers that the wildlife love.
I know, I sneaked an extra one in there, but I’m sure no one noticed!
Thank goodness it is now supposed to be cooling down, then maybe we can get back into our old routine one more.Do pay Jim a visit at Garden Ruminations if you would like to see other plants from around the world.
If you had Daylilies as one, Clematis as two, then the Inula magnificum which is fab, as three, then we are three short! Either way you have too many or two few, but I am delighted with your ‘Six’ since I rather like the Inula magnificum
Haha Noelle, I’ll have to make up for it next week! The Inula was given to us when we stayed at a farmhouse in Kent, many years ago, they had masses of it growing in the front garden, theirs wasn’t flopping though!