Bloomin Tuesday

This is my mini garden. 

Another shot of my mini fairy garden.  Someone keeps moving my fairies around.

This rabbit I like, because he isn't eating my plants.

The canna are getting taller.  I just love how they are filling in this bed.

Today is Bloomin' Tuesday! Please check out the others, thanks to Jean at MsGreen "thumb".

Bloomin Tuesday

This is a new delphinium for me this year.  It is called "Black Eyed Angels".

The Asiatic Lilies are just starting to bloom.  I just love all this color in my beds.  It has been raining here everyday for over a week.  It has been so hard to take photos.  I hope to take more this weekend.

The clematis is starting to bloom.  I just love these big flowers!

Today is Bloomin' Tuesday! Please check out the others, thanks to Jean at MsGreen "thumb".

Gardens at Enger Tower Park in Duluth, MN

These photos were taken this week of the Gardens at Enger Tower Park, Duluth, MN.  It is just a gorgeous park!

Enger Tower Park was dedicated June 15, 1939 by Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway. The land was left to the city by Bert Enger, a successful businessman in Duluth and native Norwegian. Enger Park has several distinct garden areas within its grounds.

Today is Mosaic Monday. Please check out the others here. Thanks to Mary at LittleRedHouse!

Prairie Smoke

I did a post about Prairie Smoke on May 5th.  You can see it here.  It is a Minnesota native prairie plant. It is a favorite for poets and photographers because of its seed heads of 2” feathery plumes which gives it a “smoky” appearance. They look like a feather duster.  It is just starting to get this feathery plumes.

Sedum Chair

Sorry these photos are so dark, it was late when I had time to take them.  This is the second year I had a sedum chair in my garden.  I will post another photo of it in a few weeks when it is filled out more.

Today is outdoor Wednesday.  Please check out the others here, thanks to Susan at A Southern Daydreamer.

My cactus is blooming!

The gift I received from a friend the middle of May is blooming.  See that post here.  It is a prickly pear cactus, and the flower is amazing.  What a fun surprise to see it yesterday.

Gaillardia

Blanket flowers

Gaillardia is from the sunflower family (Asteraceae), native to North America. It was named after M. Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French who was a patron of botany. The common name refers to the inflorescence's resemblance to brightly patterned blankets made by Native Americans. Gaillardia is sometimes commonly called blanket flower in reference to the resemblance of its rich and warm flower colors and patterns to blankets woven by Native Americans. Others suggest that the name blanket flower was originally derived from the habit of wild species plants to form colonies that blanket the ground.

Butterflies are attractive to the flowers and goldfinches like the spent flower heads.

Today is Bloomin' Tuesday! Please check out the others, thanks to Jean at MsGreen "thumb".

Fertilizer Fridays/Flaunt Your Flowers

Today is Fertilizer Fridays/Flaunt your Flower.  Thanks to Tootie Time.  You can check out the others here. 

Today I am showing you a few of my flower beds around my house.  I have 4 more beds I will show you next week.  The beds are starting to fill in nice.  I just love summer!!!