Cottage Garden 7/8/16

Hoping everyone had an amazing 4th of July with friends and family! My front porch turned out to be more festive than I could have hoped with all of the hydrangeas in bloom! Staggered along the front of the house on each side of our porch is both Sister Theresa and Forever Pink Hydrangeas.  In the front lining the flagstone pathway is a collection of bugbane, hostas, astilbe,  heuchra and spent primroses (I love their foliage).

Shown below is "Impatiens Omeiana", a favorite {filler} peeking out among the plants I mentioned above.  It almost looks as though it glows in the dark at night.  This pretty plant will get a yellow flower in later summer. It likes wet soil and shaded areas. It is so unique and definitely one that is overlooked when you are roaming the isles of a nursery.  

Here is an up-close photo of Sister Theresa Hydrangea, the blue centers are so pretty!

My Secret Garden is in full summer blooms right now, the combination of Daylily's and Hollyhock make it spectacular.  Other free seeding blooms in this area are  bellflower, Yarrow and Shasta Daisy's.  Although I have decided to pull out any yarrow growing in the landscape because it is too invasive and takes too much time to maintain. I spent a good part of my weekend doing so!

We are about to get a second flush of roses appearing in the garden ~ here are just a few that I was able to capture in their beauty today! (Names of them in order are, Nicole Carol Miller,  an unnamed rose found at a local grocery store,  Baronne Prevost, Blush Noisette Climbing Rose, Heirloom and Winchester Cathedral.

Thanks for coming over to see what is blooming this week in my garden.  Please leave a comment to let me know you've stopped by! xoxo, tracie

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