Garden Bloggers Bloom Day (June 2010)

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When the skies opened up as I left work this evening, my prospects for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day looked soggy at best. Dark skies brought a torrential downpour that refracted the brightness of brake lights and traffic signals, but dulled the surrounding landscape. Luckily, there was a thirty minute pause in the rain showers that provided just enough light for a quick photo walk around the garden.

The garden is in the middle of its seasonal transition from spring to summer, where daylilies provide most of the perennial color in the garden. Today, three daylilies are blooming, with several more varieties promising to open in the next week.

Hemerocallis 'Stella D'Oro'

Hemerocallis sp. (unknown)

Hemerocallis fulva (Common Orange Daylily)

Among the woodies and vines in bloom are two Hydrangea, two roses and a Clematis.

Rosa 'Double Knock Out'

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen'

Rosa 'Home Run'

Hydrangea 'Annabelle'

Clematis 'Jackmanii'

Lonicera sp. (Honeysuckle)

During the perennial garden's costume change into summer, annuals -- both in the borders and containers -- brighten the front porch, patio and deck, and the rest of the landscape.