Craving Color In The Garden

This has been an unusual Spring in Northern Ohio.  One week it's mild, the next it's below normal temperatures.  The last 3 weekends have been horrible; rain, 30 degrees, wind. . .so frustrating, because that means no garden time. 

And, as I am craving some color right now, I thought I'd share some photos from previous years:   

Coneflowers

Coneflowers, Black Eyed Susan, Day Lilies

This is probably from July or August, when the Coneflowers and Day Lilies are blooming, which they do through mid-October.  I have tried to choose things which will guarantee maximum amount of bloom time, plus they should be good performers for this area.

Climbing Roses

New Dawn Climbing Roses 

These roses are also all-Summer bloomers for us, and they smell heavenly!  I'm fairly certain they are the New Dawn roses. 

Phlox

I may have already shared this next shot, but it's one of my favorites.  This beautiful butterfly was so intent on getting it's nectar, that it didn't fidget while I was snapping away. . . 

Swallowtail on Phlox

Snapdragons

Do you like Snapdragons?  Some people HATE them.  I happen to be one who LOVES them, and they are super performers in my garden.  In fact, this year I bought several different varieties (seeds) which are started, and by mid-May, should be ready to plant.

Tall Snapdragons

Can't remember the name of the blue flowers. . .anyone know?  I'm pretty sure they're an annual.  Blue is one of my favorite colors to accent other flowers with.  Most of the patio pots I use are either terra cotta, or various shades of blue.

Trumpet Vine Flowers

There is a trumpet vine climbing on our back deck, which we planted about 10 years ago.  Our property line is quite close to the end of our neighbor's at that point.  They also have some trumpet vines near the edge of their pool, and last year, I took these shots (at different times) of the blossoms floating on the edge. . .

Just a little taste of what the Summer will bring.  I have to admit that I am also looking forward to photographing more this year, too.  

And finally:

While composing this post, I was listening to a performance of Puccini's "Tosca" on Sirius XM's Opera channel, with Luciano Pavarotti in the one of the leading roles.  I doubt we'll have another voice like his in our lifetimes.  Do you agree?

Thank you for your visit today.  Thank you to all of my followers, too!  I am at 19. . .maybe I'll have 20 followers soon?  

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Cynthia