Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Outdoor Wednesdays-June Bloomers



Lacecap hydrangea-gorgeous flowers -'Frau Reiko' variety. This hydrangea will grow to a height of 5 feet and is hardy to Zone 4 in a shady location. I just love the white edging around each flower. One of the prettiest plants in my yard!





The 'Black Knight' delphinium-such a beautiful blue flower spike....started blooming about the first of June.






Yellow yarrow...I love cutting this and using in arrangements...lasts for weeks and great for drying.






Stella de oro-easy to grow and such a great early bloomer!







Butterfly bush-a bargain for $1.00 at the end of the season last year....blooms and blooms and of course butterflies of all varieties flock to it all summer. The hummingbirds love it too!





A view of my sunny border and my favorite Spanish lavender -I keep deadheading for more blooms. I dry the old blooms and make lavender potpourri .






I love this combination...bright red impatients and lime green foliage from the pineapple sage...in a few months the sage will bloom and the hummingbirds will be fighting over the blossoms. Such a great bloomer in the fall of the year in Oklahoma, until then I enjoy the foliage!



Have a great Outdoor Wednesday! Thanks to our hostess Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for hosting this weekly adventure!







33 comments:

  1. Sonia,

    I love visiting your garden! Everything is beautiful and HUGE!! I love to see what things look like other than in the pot at the garden centers. The yarrow, for example is just gorgeous, and I didn't know it dried so well. I am also in love with the lace cap hydrangea~you are right, the white edge is very pretty! I have also wanted to try to grow delphinium. I have heard it is the closest to blue that you can get in a flower.

    Finally...can you ship me over some of that lavender potpourri??? :-)

    xoxo
    Jane

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  2. Gorgeous garden. I love the Lacecap! Wish we had a couple of those!

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  3. Happy Outdoor Wednesday Sonia! You have many beautiful June blooms! I love the hydrangea... and your butterfly bush!! Thanks for sharing your photos.~ Susan

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  4. Your cut yarrow wouldn't last for weeks at my house. Not even hours. My cat Bonnie eats blooms straight to the stem. Unfortunate, for I love my garden. Oklahoma, heh? I grew up there. My daughters and sons-in-law live in the Tulsa area. We're from Norman.
    Brenda

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  5. Your garden is just wonderful. Love all the plants and the color! Love your border! Happy O.W. to you!

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  6. Sonia, everything is beautiful. Pineapple sage is new to me. Is it in the shade? I'll have to get some!

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  7. My what a pretty garden you grow ! You have a very green thumb ! Love all your flowers !
    Hugs ~ Kammy

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  8. Sonia.. Wow everything is beautiful.. I love that 'Black Knight' delphinium... I don't think I've seen that before.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Debbie

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  9. All your flowers are wonderful but that Lacecap is outstanding... I can see why you love it! Pink and the white edges, just yummy. A beautiful yard...xoxo~Kathy~ @ Sweet Up-North Mornings...

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  10. Beautiful, butterfly bush is one of my very favorites. I think I say that about everything in the garden. I guess I just love it all!

    Christi @ A Southern Life
    http://asouthernlife.com

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  11. Your garden is beautiful! How I wish my butterfly bush will look like that some day :-) I have put your Lacecap hydrangea on my list to buy this week. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  12. Hello Sonia! OH my goodness! your garden is beautiful! That hydrangea is gorgeous! Gotsta have me one of those! Everything looks so healthy. I came over from Susan's and I really look forward to following your beautiful blog! God Bless! Lauralu :)

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  13. Your gardens are just spectacular. I love the lacecap, and butterfly bush is one of my favorites. Kathy

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  14. This is especially cool to see as I grow all the same plants but in a completely different setting than yours.

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  15. Your plants are so far ahead of mine. If you visit my post you will see that the peonies are still in buds. Happy Outdoor Wednesday!!!!!!!

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  16. I love your flowers. Yellow yarrow is one of my favorites also. It's such a bright cheery color.

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  17. That yellow yarrow is beautiful. Happy outdoor wednesday your garden is so pretty.

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  18. Oh my! Your garden is beautiful with all those variety of flowers. it must be really wonderful to wake up and all these flowers greeting you. Thanks for sharing

    Happy Outdoor Wednesday!

    Li

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  19. Hi!
    Beautiful Flowers! I just planted some blue Delphinium in my garden and my lilies are just budding. Have a great day!

    Sherrie
    http://mygardeningwoes.blogspot.com/2009/06/outdoor-wednesday_10.html

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  20. What an incredible garden. Oh my, I could learn a lot from you. I'll have to keep stopping by.

    Jennifer

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  21. Such a lovely garden. Thank you for sharing it with us. Have a wonderful day.

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  22. You have a great garden. I am a big fan of hydrangeas. I will be moving to a zone 4 soon; maybe, I will be lucky enough to be able to grow some! :-)

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  23. Sonia,
    Love all your beautiful flowers....just gorgeous! The Stella de oro, is that in the daylillies family. I have those... Please let me know. I enjoyed your post today...Happy Outdoor wednesday..Katherinellen

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  24. Your garden is lovely!! It looks like we have similar tastes in flowers.
    Happy Outdoor Wednesday!

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  25. I enjoyed seeing the variety of plants in your garden. Beautiful Hydrangea.
    Mama Bear

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  26. What a beautiful garden you have! I love hydrangeas, but they won't grow here in Florida. Homemade potpourri? Heavenly!

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  27. Hydrangeas are a favorite of mine, but I've never seen the lace cap. I'm going to have to look for that. It's beautiful! Your garden is delightful. laurie

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  28. Your lace cap is just gorgeous! And I love delphiniums and never have good luck with them so I'm always impressed to see others! Just beautiful.

    :-)
    Robin

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  29. Love your flowers. My hydrangeas are starting to bloom. It's the first time in 3 years. I am so excited.

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  30. I am not familiar with Lacecap hydrangea-'Frau Reiko' variety. Perhaps I will add this to our garden. Is fall a good time to plant them?
    Joyce M

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  31. Oh, I enjoyed this tour so much. What wonderful colors, and what fabulous flowers! Thank you so much for sharing your lovely garden. laurie

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  32. Sonia, I've been missing your posts! Hope you are doing well. It's a hot tamale here these days.

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