June 15, 2011

Bloom Day: June 2011

I'm always a little giddy when the 15th of the month rolls around. :)


All of the June roses are shining in their glory. This blaze rose makes me gasp a happy little gasp every time I see it snuggled up these stunning strawberry foxgloves.


The common blue bachelor's buttons are bursting out all over the garden. I used to see these alongside the road and we always called them cornflowers. The blue is the prettiest, I think, but I have pink ones too. 

I dare any bachelor to have prettier buttons!


The orange lilies have a love-hate relationship with me. The color is a bit garish for the calm, serene garden mood I'm going after. They are so exotically beautiful when they bloom though, that I can't bear to pull them out. 

Maybe I'll plant a soap opera garden someday - The Bold & The Beautiful - and they can be transplanted there.


Isn't this the sweetest tiny delphinium? She's only about a foot high - and full of the bluey blues that I love so much. I almost missed this one; she was hiding under the butterfly bush.


What's blooming in your garden on this June day? Don't forget to check out the hundreds thousands of blooms for Garden Blogger's Bloom Day over at May Dreams Gardens!

15 comments:

  1. Wow, two thumbs up for your strawberry foxgloves. They ARE stunning! You take nice pictures. :)

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  2. soap opera garden! i LOVE that term!
    you are so fantastic, hanni!
    xoxo, gab

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  3. Soap opera garden...neat! Your blooms are lovely! Your photos are breathtaking! Happy GBBD!

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  4. I just love that foxglove. I am going to have to try that next year.

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  5. Beautiful, Hanni. Hope you are having a fun GBBD.

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  6. Beautiful rose and gorgeous foxglove! I love the orange lilies, but I can see where they might be a bit electric for some gardens!

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  7. I love the idea of the soap opera garden...I have so many mixed colors but I love it and your flowers look lovely...sorry I have missed some posts but I hope to be back and so glad I caught this post!!

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  8. Great delphinium photo. Here's to lots of happy little gasps this summer.

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  9. Happy GBBD! Bachelor buttons are my favorite! I can't believe I have failed so miserably trying to grow them by seed. sigh. Jealous all of your roses are you. We are still wet and soggy; admiring your sunny photos!

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  10. Beautiful blooms! Oh, I think it would be hard to part with that orange lily, too, although I understand how you feel. If certain color combinations don't look just right, I'm grabbing the shovel ... again :-)

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  11. I also like your strawberry foxglove... have yet to give it a try... L

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  12. Love the stawberry foxgloves and the Bold & The Beautiful garden theme sounds interesting. I like it.

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  13. I adore that Delphinium...what color!

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  14. I've seen a lot of strawberry foxglove on the GBBD.

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