Well the middle of July Bloom Day update is always highlighted by lilies, daylilies, and sunflowers.  They are the strength of the season.  We’ve just returned from a vacation and they are the first flowers I see.

Anastasia is an Orienpet (cross between Oriental and Trumpet lilies) and it’s one of our favorites but it’s season is nearly done.  Two week ago it was sprawling across the fence row.

Nearby are the crocosmia that are a long-lasting flower for July.

Out in the vegetable garden the sunflowers are reaching for the sky.

Also from the vegetable garden are the gladiolas that are now part of the inside decor.

A really unusual flower for July comes from the greenhouse.

This is a South African flower that I obtained from the Pacific Bulb Society.

I had this plant growing for 5 years before I got the first flower, but it is delightful.  During the 1-2 month dormant period it does a good imitation of a dead plant, so you have to have some patience.

Outside the world of flowers the redhaven peach is covered with peaches right now

And the Kingbird is in command of the mulberry tree in the mornings.

That’s it for quick look at Ball Rd.  What is blooming in your garden?