How Does Your Garden Grow?

The flowers of Spring are gone, but, following in their wake are all of the glowing flowers of Summer.  My garden is beginning to be graced with them.
Sundrops, to me, always herald the arrival of the warm weather.  Their glowing faces reflect the sun.

Scabiosa, or pincushion flower gives a hint of blue delicacy.  Of course, these pictures also show that this gardener needs to get out there and rid the garden, again, of two of the major invaders around here, sour grass and violets.

The begonias that I planted this Spring are now blooming profusely.  For some reason, they're not one of my favorite plants, but they do add color, and do wonderfully in hanging baskets.

I just added this coneflower to my garden a couple of weeks ago.  I had been lusting after it all Spring, but thought it was much too expensive.  Apparently, everyone else did too, because it went on sale.  It was still expensive, but, I think it will prove to be worth it.  The variety is called "Firebird" and it certainly seems to be living up to its name.

And, finally, a flower that isn't in bloom yet.  Daylily fan that I am, I eagerly await blooming season each year.  This year is particularly exciting because, last year I added quite a few new varieties, and can't wait to see them in bloom.  Many of the plants are now showing scapes (stems).  I can't help myself, each morning I'm out there, counting how many there are, and waiting eagerly for the first one to burst into bloom.  The white spots you see on the leaves aren't fungus, they're residue of the deer repellent that I have to use to keep them from eating the scapes.

Come on, babies, bloom already!