Summer in the Pink

This week is my week for attending to those things neglected. The first neglected thing on my list is this blog. Things have happened, but they seem to have happened in such quick succession that I haven't had the will or desire to post anything since my birthday -- which was, by the way, fabulous. Today, I feel like posting some of my garden pictures. My garden is in a state of transition (when isn't it?), but my flowers bloom right on schedule with little regard for my actions. These pictures were taken May through early July. I seem to have a lot of pink blooming in my garden during the Spring and early Summer.



The pink hyacinths I got from a friend have multiplied and fill my entire yard with their perfume in April and May (they were late this year). I can't have them in the house, but outside they are stunning to see and smell. (I thought this picture looked better upside down; the hyacinth looks like a tree at this angle.)



This hellebore will first bloom around the first of March (when I desperately need flowers), and I took this picture in June. Thanks to my friend and former prayer partner Michelle McCoy for this beautiful addition to my garden!



Snakeshead lily/Checkered lily -- I don't know if the detail will show clearly on this blog, but the flower is pink with mauve/purple checkers all over it. Just beautiful! This one usually makes its appearance about the same time as the hyacinth but was late this year.



This was a good peony year. I had them blooming everywhere! I wish I could remember the name of this one. I have two of these and they bloom like crazy. This is a middle-season bloomer; the blood red peonies are already gone by the time these bloom, and the Sarah Bernhardts bloom a few weeks later than these.



Closeup of the peony. I wish I could blog the fragrance.

This month, my garden seems to be delivering to me in purple. I'll get out there and post some of those pictures next time.