It has been so hot and dry lately that I have had to do a lot of watering to keep the garden alive. In a normal summer I might only water a few times…this year it is almost daily. This afternoon while watering I saw a butterfly braving the heat. The butterfly was kind enough to wait for me to go back inside and get the camera. I took some pictures of other flowers that are surviving and even thriving. (click to enlarge) and stay cool!
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- monarda
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- monarda and swallowtail butterfly
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- monarda and swallowtail butterfly
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- monarda and swallowtail butterfly
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- monarda and swallowtail butterfly
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- monarda and swallowtail butterfly
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- climbing hydrangea wants to take over
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- Russian Sage adds texture and contrast
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- there are many varieties of black eyed susan
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- garden phlox
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- purple coneflower
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- Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
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- front flower bed
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- black eyed susan adds a splash of color
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- queen of the prairie
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- Mexican hat in the wildflower patch
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- fuschia
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- Mexican hat (ratibita columnifera)
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- rudbeckia hirta
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- monarda (bee balm)
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- purple coneflower are dependable summer bloomers
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- not as many roses bloom in the heat
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- coreopsis close up
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- coreopsis in full bloom
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- black eyed susan
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- hyacinth beans climbing the post
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- the tomato plants are setting fruit
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- the tomato plants like the heat
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- wild flowers
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- this day lily tends to want to take over so I planted it in a large plastic pot and buried the pot in the flower bed
