Enjoying My Garden in July
Wow. I can’t believe we’re more than halfway through July.
I want summer to slow down because I’m a warm weather gal and I feel so alive during the summer months. The earth is bursting with flowers and plants, the birds are singing, the butterflies are winging, and I feel like Mr. Bluebird’s on my shoulder!
Almost every day I take a little walk through my gardens because they’re always changing.
So without further adieu, here’s my garden in July…
Beautiful purple coneflowers! These hardy perennials spread easily and attract butterflies.
Coneflowers make great cuttings for flower arrangements.
I will always have these beauties in my garden.
I was able to catch my impatiens after a soft rainfall.
This is my favorite annual flower.
They love shade and are great in the ground or in containers.
I like to plant impatiens in my flower boxes. They’ll mound up and spill over the edge of the box.
The daylilies are blooming. I caught this one after the rain.
It’ll be open by the end of the day.
This hosta flower has a slight lavender tint.
Hostas are another shade-loving plant that can be divided and planted elsewhere.
This pretty little yellow flower will soon turn into a big, ripe melon.
This is the first time we’ve tried growing melons in our garden.
I don’t have a picture yet, but there are a few little melon orbs on the vine.
I’m so excited!! That’s oregano flowering in the background. We have a ton of it!
Our tomato plants are finally getting loaded with fruit.
Aren’t they perfect looking with the rain drops clinging to them?
I love my garden in July and love the scent of the tomato plants.
I like to pick these cherry tomatoes and eat them right off the vine.
We don’t use chemicals on our veggies so they’re organic.
In a month I’ll be canning lots of tomatoes and I can’t wait!
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Looking great! Your plant list is very similar to mine! Hope you’re enjoying the summer as it rolls along. 🙂
I love your garden, Jennifer. And the water droplets on the plants are so beautiful. We have rain in our forecast this week, and I can’t wait. I love a summer rain shower.
Hope you have a great day!
Beth.
Oh my gosh, I could just pluck that juicy red tomato right off my computer screen. I love impatiens, too, and this is the first year for some reason I didn’t plant the tropical pinks. I won’t make that mistake again because your photo reminds me how much I love and miss them. Oh, and those cone flowers; I must have some of them next year, too. LOL! Thanks for the gorgeous photos and inspiration, Jennifer!
It is all looking fabulous! I am so excited for your melons. I hope you will share the picking of your first. My dad raised watermelons and shared them with all the neighbors. Yum! Enjoy your day!
I loved your garden tour. This time of year is great when everything is blooming and bursting with life!!
Jane xx
wunderschöne fotos!!! danke und liebe grüße von angie aus deutschland
I wish I had room to grow food in my yard. Maybe this winter I will come up with a plan to make that possible. When we moved to Michigan I was so stunned by how late everything came in – tomatoes that don’t turn red until August – that I thought I was a failure and gave up.
I had fun on your garden tour. Impatiens are one of my all time favorites, hands down and all the other flowers and the photos were so wonderful to see.
Some great photos. And love the capturing of the flowers and veggies from your garden.