A Peek at the Sunny Corner Bed Today

My Sunniest Spot has some of the more traditional

Bright Spot flowers!

This is what's blooming today:

 Notice the Sea Holly in the foreground.  I like this, but I think I'll need to deadhead the blossoms before the seeds form.  There are quite a number of seedlings growing from last year!

And here are a few close-ups...

This is "Joan" because my friend Joan gave it to me last Summer!

 I don't know who this is below, but do you see a

renegade "Kwanzo" in the background??

 Siloam 'Dream Baby'

An unnamed from a SE Iowa Hybrid developer

 

 Platycodon grandiflorus - Balloon Flower

Here's that 'Buttered Popcorn' "Exotic" again!

 Liatris in the foreground

Asclepias - Butterfly Milkweed

(Looks a little pallid these days - it's been very hot and dry!)

 'Pardon Me' Hemerocallis

'Adonis Blue' Butterfly Bush

 

Mattie has been blooming all Spring and Summer...

Those flower heads that dropped their flowers are getting ready for a second blush!!

Salvia  'May Night'

Russian Sage

Pentas (annual)

There you have it!  

Nothing too "Shady" in this spot.  :-)

A Pause for a Perusal of Plenty (My Sunny Bed)

"How Peculiar," did you say?
"There seems to be a preponderance of P's!"

In explanation, while entering our driveway last Thursday,
after having been away for 8 days,
it was the Front Yard Sunny Garden Bed
that took my breath...
with a
Plethera of Pretty Daffodils! :-)

In the photo above, you'll see a couple of daylilies in the foreground,
Pink Chablis sedum to the right,
Matrona sedum in the background under the grow ring.

Below, you'll also spot some iris on the left with
another daylily in the back,
allium in the center, etc.

I had to sneak in a photo of my rhubarb.
It looks much happier out here!

And you'll be happy to know that all the leaves were cleared
this weekend.
It's raining gently this morning.

It's a wonderful time of year!!

Stanza four from
The Daffodils
by William Wordsworth

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They (the sight of the many lovely daffodils) flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

Have a great day!
SG