Lilium ‘Scheherezade’

Well it’s long past the date for Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day, but I’ll explain at the end some of why I’m so late.  Lillies as usual mark our summer highlights and I always wonder why I haven’t planted more.  Scheherezade is really the last big one for us and it has long been a memorable part of our flower collection.  It is an oriental/trumpet hybrid from the Lily Garden that can easily get up to eight feet tall.   We usually bring a stalk or two into the house. 

Lilium ‘Scheherezade’ on display

The other standout flower right now is the hydrangea at the back porch.  This one is getting larger every year with more and more flowers.

Hydrangea ‘Limelight’ in full flower

Otherwise we have the normal abundance of flowers that show up in July.

Crocus Rose

Rudbeckia dominating front bed

Liatris in the Front Garden

Lovely pink phox gone wild

Tithonia in the annuals bed

Cestrum ‘Orange Peel’ on display now

Sunflowers inside

Sunflowers welcome to the inside

I should mention that we received a particularly nice Canna from a friend and I think it will be a constant addition to our yard.

Canna ‘Cleopatra’

We also received some particularly nice new tomato cages from our son in the north

Josh holds new tomato cages

This is a marvelous product from Texas Tomato Cages that easily assembles and should last a long time.

Lastly I will share that on the normal day for posting Garden Blogger Bloom Day we found ourselves replacing part of our 60 year-old septic system.  It was an adventure that hopefully we won’t have to repeat…

Septic solution