Flower of the Day - Gerbera Daisy

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Today's flower of the day is the Gerbera Daisy. This pretty flower comes in a variety of colors and attracts bees and butterflies to your garden. These annuals are perfect in a pot on your porch, patio or deck. They bloom all summer, grow best in full sun and are tender perennials in lucky zones 9-11.

Happy gardening!

Flower of the Day - Parisian Dawn German Iris

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Today's flower of the day is Parisian Dawn German Iris. I must admit, I am not a huge fan of iris, but this one is SO PRETTY(!) that it might just change my mind! This frilly peach flower has a lavender ruffle around the edge. It blooms in mid to late summer in part shade to full sun in lucky zones 4-9.

Happy gardening!

Flower of the Day - Paeonia Leda Tree Peony

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Today's flower of the day is Paeonia Leda Tree Peony. This beauty has a light lemony scent and large mauve-y pink with purple blooms. As a tree peony it will grow to 4-5' with up to 50 flowers on it! This peony blooms May - June in full to part sun in lucky zones 4-8.

Happy gardening!

Garden Tea in Pink

Summer afternoons are the perfect time for a

garden tea party!

This one features mix and match pink floral pieces.

Earl Grey, anyone?

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http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com/

 

http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net

 

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What's Blooming This Week - End of July

It’s the end of July already! The garden is looking a bit tired form the high heat and lack of rain. I did find a few pretty flowers still blooming…

Rhapsody in blue under the garden bench...

Pink Glads are blooming!

Can't get enough of purple in the garden especially when paired with yellow!

Three hardy Meyer lemons are still hanging in there!

Coreopsis spills out of a pot!

Let the harvest begin!

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http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/ 

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Flower of the Day - Celtic Skies Clematis Vine

Today's flower of the day is Celtic Skies Clematis Vine. This stunning clematis has large 8" double blooms in lavender that bring a pop of color to walls, trellises and fences. It blooms in summer in full sun to part shade for lucky zones 3-8.

Happy gardening!

Flower of the Day - Hydrangea City Line Rio

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Today's flower of the day is Hydrangea City Line Rio. A stunning new hydrangea with deep blue and purple flowers with striking green eyes. This hydrangea blooms on old wood in July. It flowers best in full to part sun for lucky zones 5-9.

Happy gardening!

Flower of the Day - Pink Creeping Phlox

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Today's flower of the day is Pink Creeping Phlox. This ground cover phlox is loaded with tiny pink flowers in early spring. It is perfect for cascading over a wall or planted in a rock garden! It blooms best in full sun to part shade for lucky zones 3-9.

Happy gardening!

Flower of the Day - Polkadot Pippa Foxglove

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Today's flower of the day is Polkadot Pippa Foxglove. This polka dotted foxglove is loved by hummingbirds! It blooms from June through August with lovely rose and apricot flowers. It blooms best in full or part sun in lucky zones 4-8.

Happy gardening!

Please note! All parts of this plant are toxic and it should not be planted where children or pets can reach it.

What's Blooming This Week - Dog Days of Summer Edition!

This is quite possibly the hottest week we will have all summer. With highs in the mid to upper 90’s, real-feel temps hovering at 110° or higher and no rain in weeks, the dog days have arrived!

And, yet, the garden is still blooming! Have a peek…

Coneflowers and tall phlox still look'n good!

Old fashioned sweet peas against the neighbors barn!

(I am the only one who sees it so I claim it as my own...)

Butterfly bush starting to put on a show!

Baby's Breath peeking through Brown-eyed Susans

Fennel in bloom! (smells wonderful!)

Fennel reaches for the early morning moon while a bee comes in for a landing.



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http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

http://www.centsationalgirl.com/

Vintage 50's Ice Cream Soda Glasses

Yum!

Perfect on a hot day!

Summer is the perfect time to eat ice cream! Ice cream sodas, sundaes, malts, shakes, floats, black cows...all are tasty in the heat!

Wouldn’t your ice cream taste better in these vintage frosted ice cream glasses? Large enough to hold scoops of your favorite frozen treat or a malted! Set of 5 vintage 50's glasses in frosted orange and purple.


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http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com/

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http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/07/welcome-to-152nd-tablescape-thursday.html

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2011/07/feathered-nest-friday_21.html

http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com/

Flower of the Day - Banana Cream Daisy

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Today's flower of the day is Banana Cream Daisy. How pretty is this butter, (or is it banana?), yellow daisy? This daisy is perfect for cut flowers and attracts butterflies to your garden. It blooms best in full sun from early to late summer for lucky zones 5-9.

Happy gardening!

Flower of the Day - Blue Ice Tall Hybrid Phlox

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Today's flower of the day is Blue Ice Tall Hybrid Phlox. I never met a tall phlox I didn't like and Blue Ice is no exception! This cottage garden charmer has white petals with lavender eyes. It blooms from mid-summer to frost in full sun to part shade for lucky zones 4-8.

Happy gardening!

Flower of the Day - Achillea Paprika (Yarrow)

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Today's flower of the day is Achillea Paprika. Also known as Yarrow, this perennial is a vigerous grower with masses of lovely red flowers. It is perfect for a butterfly garden and makes wonderful bouquets of fresh or dried flowers. It blooms from June through September in full sun for lucky zones 3-9.

Happy gardening!

Picnic Table Setting in Yellow

Lovely picnic table setting with yellow rose theme!

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Flower of the Day - Romantika Clematis

Today's flower of the day is Romantika Clematis. How pretty is this deep purple flower? Clematis are a flowering vine that comes back every year. They are perfect for climbing up trellises or climbing roses. This clematis blooms from July to September in full sun to part shade for lucky zones 3-9.

Happy gardening!

What's Blooming at the Cottage - Mid-July

It's the middle of July, the middle of summer and the temperatures are hot! Yesterday my indoor thermomter said my front porch was this:

That temp below, 82.4, was indoors where the air conditioning could not keep up.

Daisy, the kitty, took it easy:

"What? I'm cooling my belly!"

So, what's blooming?

Let's take a peek...

Glads and tall phlox.

Purple bee balm with petunias.

Our newest bee balm in a pinkish raspberry color. This one seems to be most popular with the bees.

This patch of coneflowers almost hides the neighbors ugly chain link fence.

This daylily just keeps pumping out the blooms!

Happy gardening!

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http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2011/07/its-time-to-par-tay-with-kitty-cat.html

Come Have a Sit...

This lovely antique spread looks so inviting on this old bench!

Come on by and have a sit...

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Flower of the Day - Meadowsweet

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Today's flower of the day is Meadowsweet. This lovely perennial has plumes of tiny pink flowers that bloom in mid to late summer. It is perfect for naturalizing meadows or planting streamside. It grows best in full sun to part shade for lucky zones 4-9.

Happy gardening!

Flower of the Day - Tardiva Hydrangea

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Today's flower of the day is Tardiva Hydrangea. This stunner is a Peegee hydrangea which has loose, pointed white flowers that turn purple-y-pink. Unlike the mophead hydrangeas that bloom in summer, this one waits to bloom in late summer, early fall. It grows best in full sun to part shade in lucky zones 4-8.

Happy gardening!

Flower of the Day - Orangeberry Coneflower

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Today's flower of the day is Orangeberry Coneflower. This is a stunning bi-color coneflower with double blooms in bright orange and raspberry - gorgeous! This will definitely be planted in my garden this fall! Like other coneflowers it tolerates, thrives even, in average soil under hot, dry conditions and doesn't mind cold winters. It blooms from June until frost in full sun for lucky zones 6-9.

Happy gardening!

Flower of the Day - Hosta Golden Arrow

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Today's flower of the day is Hosta Golden Arrow. This beauty has showy purple flowers above lime colored leaves - a favorite color combo of mine!It blooms in July so look for them this month. Hostas love shade and this one is no exception. It grows best in part shade (morning or evening sun is okay but afternoon shade is a must!) to full shade. Hostas are perennials that thrive in lucky zones 3-9. 

Happy gardening!

What's Blooming at the Cottage - July 4th Week

The heat and humidity of summer has really kicked in and the flowers are responding with joy! 

Take a peak...

Pink lily with purple bee balm.

Native day-lilies love the heat!

Black hollyhocks are still blooming!

Fern fronds!

Pink hydrangeas just starting to bloom!

What's blooming in your garden?

Hydrangeas!

Another favorite summer bloom I look forward to is hydrangeas! 

So pretty!

This old pail is perfect for holding a large bunch of hydrangeas! 

You can find it at:

lavendergardencottage.com

Linking to White Wednesday

Linking to Treasure Chest Friday

Summer Vintage Hat

Let me just say...I adore this vintage hat! I can't even remember where I bought it or what I paid for it. I probably got it at a flea market somewhere for very little money. I've never worn it but it does decorate the coat tree in my living room. For summer, it is perfect for hanging on my vintage 40's cottage bench (which I do remember where I got it and the price: free from the curb!).




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Feathered Nest Friday

Flower of the Day - Fairy's Petticoat Peony

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Today's flower of the day is Fairy's Petticoat Peony. Just love the name! This lovely peony is the prettiest shade of blush pink and has a delicious fragrance. This deer resistant flower blooms in June in full sun for lucky zones 3-8. Put this on your list for fall planting so you can enjoy it loveliness next spring!

Happy gardening!

Happy 4th of July!

Our community fireworks show was last night and here is my pathetic attempt to photo some highlights. The show was great but the photos do not do it justice!

Hope your 4th is full of family, food and fireworks!

Happy 4th of July!