During a brief stroll through the garden this afternoon I was struck by the strong colors, including greens, dominating each of the borders.
Fragrance is important too and as I approached the western border to inspect the new blooms on the butterfly bush the delectable scent of nearby gardenia was quite magnificent, powerful enough in fact to overcome the Buddleia’s rather peculiar smell. The color of this Buddleia is actually a bit less blue and more purple than it appears in this image.
Buddleia davidii ‘Adokeep’ (Butterfly Bush)
Echinacea is filling out many of the borders currently. The colors range from the pale pink to a deep almost raspberry. My would-be favorite-colored echinacea, the orange Big Sky Sundown, never lasts a season in my garden, so I am resigned to enjoying them in the pink ranges for now.
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Hummingbirds and butterflies are enjoying the drifts of bright scarlet Monarda and indoors these flowers last for many days.
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) and Monarda didyma (Scarlet Beebalm)
A large grouping of Shasta Daisy near the back steps is bright and cheerful. These flowers seems to require a lot of water, which I very seldom dole out to any plants in the garden after the first few weeks. After a mostly cloudy day it is raining here this evening, so everything is getting a nice drink.
Leucanthemum x superbum (Shasta Daisy)
Leucanthemum x superbum (Shasta Daisy)
