The great thing about an established garden is that despite all the critter troubles, a brutal heat wave and accompanying drought, and most importantly  my ineptitude and impatience when it comes to  optimal planting and growing conditions, the garden keeps on keepin’ on.

Day Lily blooms take center stage, bunnies apparantly don’t like them

There are also many clematis, here is Ernest Markham

and also bee balm liatris, garden phlox, coreopsis,trumpet vines,coneflowers,roses,rudbekia,verbena ( a new perennial one called ‘annie’) , veronica,astllbe, hydrangeas including this h. paniculata ‘limelight’ 

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I do not under any circumstances want you to believe for even one second that I am content and whistling a happy tune…that goes against my nature. So here is a photo of the empty spot where there should be Asiatic lilies in full bloom for all to enjoy ….stupid rabbits!

Following that is a clematis  viticella ‘betty corning’ that is growing like jack and the beanstalk up the roof of the ceiling of the porch with nary a blossom in sight. See I can still be crabby. Under “what’s blooming July 12th ” you can see other photos of the garden in July IF  I can get the software to work, it has been defying me for an hour now, but I will try again just to prove I can win.      Cheryl