June blooms

Here is everything in my yard that was in bloom on June 28th:

Calais lily (a potted plant gift I planted last year)

Dark pink astilbe

Pink hydrangea bush (before the deer ate the blooms)

Pink hydrangea bushes

Sweetshrub (the deer didn't eat this year)

Blue hydrangea

Yuk--what's left of the hellebore blooms

White echinacea (not exactly deer-proof)

Cosmos (grown from seed in my basement)

Marigolds (purchased in bloom)

The persistent pansy (all that are left)

Color that remains in the November garden

Walking around with my camera on November 5th, I captured the remaining color in my garden.

We've had a unusually mild autumn, but there have been a few cold overnights. Yet the zinnias that I had planted in my deck container are still in bloom, despite the leaf mildew that is overwhelming the rest of the plant. I have decided that zinnias are my favorite summer flower--they bloom all summer (and into the fall), come in vibrant colors, and thrive despite being pot-bound. Even better, I transplanted the remaining couple of plants to my yard to see if the deer would have their way with them,  but they have proven deer-resistant (as advertised) so far.

Zinnias (annual)

Other flowers still in bloom:

Pink begonia (perennial)

Marigolds (annual)

Faded blooms:

Chrysanthemums (perennial)

Hydrangea

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Finally, let us now praise the persistent pansy...

Raspberry season

This morning's harvest from our accidental bushes in the backyard.