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Nothing says Kansas like our glorious sunflowers! |
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A favorite combo: day lilies with sea lavender, Limonium platyphyllum. |
Things are heating up! This is Kansas and summers in Kansas are hot. June had some hot days, but many of the days were relatively mild. What a blessing! But July is a blessing too.
The wind is blowing, the temperature is rising and the air conditioner is humming.
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Russian sage begins to bloom in the background. |
Each evening or morning you'll find me in the garden watering. Most established plants are on their own, but new plantings, blooming flowers and plants in containers get a daily drink. There will be no new plantings in this heat.
Maintenance in the garden means pulling a few weeds, keeping a vigilant eye for the ever encroaching bermuda grass which is never fazed, no matter how hot it gets. I also deadhead spent blooms, sometimes distributing them to places where I would mind some volunteer seedlings next year.
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This is a new day lily, a gift from a friend's garden. |
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Day lilies have so many variations. |
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Vivid orange makes a bold statement. |
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Yellow day lilies blooms by the fence. |
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A bee visits a zinnia. |
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Gold yarrow, Achillea filipendulina, blooms near an old farm implement. |
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The Rose of Sharon shrub has a pure white flower. |
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