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Finally we’re getting some good color. The flowers seem about a month behind compared to last year. That’s ok, I’ll take the color now.

 

LEOPARD’S BANE
I love the sunny yellow of this flower. It’s always such a treat seeing this summer-feeling flower in spring.

 

ENGLISH DAISIES

 

UNKNOWN

 

CAMELLIA & BLEEDING HEART

 

LEFT: VARIEGATED VINCA MAJOR
RIGHT: HEATHER

 

VINCA MINOR

 

‘HEAVENLY BLUE’ LITHODORA

 

BLACK LACE ELDERBERRY, FLAMING SILVER PIERIS, & MEDITERRANEAN PINK HEATH
The Elderberry & Pieris aren’t blooming, but I love their color.

 

BARBERRY

 

LEFT: JAPANESE ROSE
RIGHT: ELDERBERRY

 

LILAC

 

AJUGA

 

FLOWERING CHERRY TREE

 

CREEPING PHLOX and chicks we recently hatched.
The creeping phlox in spring along this rock wall is one of my all time favorite blooms at our house.

 

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Bloom Day – July 2016 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/bloom-day-july-2016/ Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:43:53 +0000 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/?p=6230 Every year at this time I have mixed thoughts about our flowerbeds. I love all the blooms. The flowers are beautiful. But, as a whole, the beds are very unkept and overgrown. It is impossible for me to keep up with the weeds and deadheading. Too many flowerbeds, too little time. I’m working on coming …

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Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Bloom Day | July 2016

Every year at this time I have mixed thoughts about our flowerbeds. I love all the blooms. The flowers are beautiful. But, as a whole, the beds are very unkept and overgrown. It is impossible for me to keep up with the weeds and deadheading. Too many flowerbeds, too little time. I’m working on coming up with a solution to this dilemma. Unfortunately, the solution will take a lot of time and a complete overhaul of at least one flowerbed.

Here are the majority of plants blooming now, amongst all the crazy.

 

This is the time of year when the shasta daisies really show off – and we have a ton of them.
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The lilies/day lilies are also taking over the flowerbeds.
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Every year I throw new wild flower seed in the meadow hoping for a little variety. And, every year the same ol’ daisies and blanket flowers take over.
Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Bloom Day | July 2016

 

The weeds are in full swing right now.

Stinking Chamomile, or Anthemis cotula. I acutally don’t mind this weed, but it does stink.
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Top left: White Clover
Bottom left: Canadian Thistle
Right: Lady’s Thumb, sometimes referred to as smartweed
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Queen Anne’s Lace
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The butterfly bushes just started blooming, but they seem to be fading quicker than I remember in the past.
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Potentilla ‘Goldfinger’
I don’t love this plant. But, it’s hardy and is a reliable bloomer each summer.
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The lavender in the Bird Village, Lavandula ‘Jennifer’,  is looking lovely.
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There is a little section near the pond in the front yard that I enjoy. Purple lavender growing next to the pink flowers of what I believe is a Potenilla plant. Nearby is also yarrow in a darker shade of pink.
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A few other random items in bloom. This year the nasturtiums are putting on a poor showing, which is a bummer. I love nasturtiums in my summer gardens.
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Left: Mallow. It’s pretty. But, I don’t recommend it. It grows like crazy… in all the places you don’t want it.
Right: Hardy gladiola. I adore the chartreuse color.
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Calendula
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We struggle getting plants to bloom in Farm Kid 2’s flowerbed. It is a favorite place for our chickens to take dust baths. This year, though, we don’t have many free ranging chickens, so the wildflowers actually have a chance to show off. I love it.
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Pansy’s and viola’s are looking great in the shade garden. This is another place we struggle keeping flowers alive due to the chickens, but not this year.
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We also have flowering going on in our food garden – like this tomato.
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Flowering in herb pots. This is the first time I have grown tarragon and I’m loving the golden flowers.
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I have to make our flowerbeds a priority. In the winter, there isn’t a lot of interest, but in general they look ok. Everything is green and vibrant in the spring, which is my favorite. By mid summer, though, there is just too much going on for the flowerbeds to look nice. I like a cottage, informal look. But, I’ve been struggling with making it informal, without looking unkept.

With a lot of work, maybe next July’s bloom day will have the whole effect I’m going for, not just pretty flowers.

 

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Bloom Day – June 2016 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/bloom-day-june-2016/ Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:54:37 +0000 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/?p=5986 Another June, another great display of color. All the flowers seem to be blooming earlier this year. I’d guess my flowerbeds are nearly at there Summer prime and summer hasn’t even technically begun.   BIRD VILLAGE Lupine and Shasta Daisies. ♥   Potentilla ‘Goldfinger’   Yarrow     Hairy vetch in our little meadow area. …

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Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Bloom Day | June 2016

Another June, another great display of color. All the flowers seem to be blooming earlier this year. I’d guess my flowerbeds are nearly at there Summer prime and summer hasn’t even technically begun.

 

BIRD VILLAGE

Lupine and Shasta Daisies. ♥
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Potentilla ‘Goldfinger’
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Yarrow
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Hairy vetch in our little meadow area. Purple is the usual color. But, I spotted a few white blooms, which I have never seen before.
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SHADE GARDEN

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FRONT YARD & POND

Creeping Jenny
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Lavender next to the pond
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Lavender ‘Grosso’ near the cement wall
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Black Lace Elderberry
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Thyme
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WILD FLOWERS

Wild red elderberry & daisies
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Foxglove
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All year I wait for this time of year in the garden and it always seem to pass too quickly. I need to learn to step outside and just enjoy it, as opposed to stepping outside only to do yard maintenance.

 

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Bloom Day – May 2016 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/bloom-day-may-2016/ Sun, 15 May 2016 14:33:55 +0000 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/?p=5923 May & June are my favorite months to enjoy our flowerbeds. This May has not disappointed. The foliage is filling in and the blooms are lovely.   BIRD VILLAGE There is a lot (almost too much) going on in the bird village. After many years, this area is finally starting to feel like a complete …

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Ridgetop Farm and Garden | May 2016 Bloom Day

May & June are my favorite months to enjoy our flowerbeds. This May has not disappointed. The foliage is filling in and the blooms are lovely.

 

BIRD VILLAGE

There is a lot (almost too much) going on in the bird village. After many years, this area is finally starting to feel like a complete project. If only I could keep the weeds out…
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Snowmound Spirea
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Lupine
This has been a great year for the lupine.
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Lincoln Star Clematis
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Allium
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And more beautiful blooms
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Near the Bird Village is a native rose that’s looking great.
And, there are a couple iris’ in our little meadow.
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SHADE GARDEN

Top Left: I’m not a huge rhododendron fan, but I love the light purple blooms on this one.
Right: Variegated Weigela. Love it and all its pretty pink flowers.
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FRONT YARD & POND

The lithodora is looking fabulous this month.
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Top Left: Variegated Vinca Major
Top Right: Cotoneaster
Bottom Left: Thyme
Bottom Right: Hardy Geranium
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Top Right: Columbine ‘Aguilena’
Bottom: Easter Egger hen searching for bugs in the creeping thyme
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Bloom Day – April 2016 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/april-2016/ Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:24:08 +0000 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/?p=5880 Spring is officially here and we have lots of color. Yay!   A few daffodils & tulips are still blooming nicely.   Grecian Windflower – not many came back to bloom this year   These two are newbies that I don’t remember flowering previously.   Black Lace Elderberry Flaming Silver Pieris ‘Mediterranean Pink’ Heath ‘Heavenly …

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Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Bloom Day | April 2016

Spring is officially here and we have lots of color. Yay!

 

A few daffodils & tulips are still blooming nicely.
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Grecian Windflower – not many came back to bloom this year
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These two are newbies that I don’t remember flowering previously.
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Black Lace Elderberry
Flaming Silver Pieris
‘Mediterranean Pink’ Heath
‘Heavenly Blue’ Lithodora
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Apple Tree
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Creeping Phlox
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Plum Tree
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Left: Japanese Rose
Top Right: Spanish Bluebells
Middle Right: Viola
Bottom Right: Camellia
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Lilac
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Bleeding Heart
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Left: Osmanthus Burkwoodi
Right: Pink Dawn Viburnum
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Holly
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Ajuga
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Barberry
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Leopard’s Bane
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This is a plant we got from my parents yard years ago. I’m not sure what it is.
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English Daisies
I found a fun double headed daisy on one stem.
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One evening Farmer John & Farm Girl were going on a walk. I told them to take my phone and take a photo of a trillium when they came across one. Apparently, they didn’t find a trillium so they thought they’d be funny and take these photos claiming them to be trilliums.
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Bloom Day – March 2016 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/bloom-day-march-2016/ Tue, 15 Mar 2016 23:29:18 +0000 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/?p=5252 There is a lack of blooms around here during the winter. However, spring is nearly here and we have a few flowers showing off. Not many. But, a few.   FRONT YARD The daffodils and heather are putting on a nice show in the front yard.   BACK YARD The back yard is in pretty …

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Ridgetop Farm and Garden | Bloom Day | March 2016

There is a lack of blooms around here during the winter. However, spring is nearly here and we have a few flowers showing off. Not many. But, a few.

 

FRONT YARD

The daffodils and heather are putting on a nice show in the front yard.

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BACK YARD

The back yard is in pretty poor shape. I cringe every time I look out there. But, the weather has been so crummy I just don’t feel like bothering to clean it up. Among the weeds and stems from last years perennials are a couple flowering plants.

Vinca minor
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Pink Dawn Viburnum
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SHADE GARDEN

I really enjoy our shade garden. Unfortunately, every year the spring flowers look horrible. They bloom, but they sure don’t look great.

Camellia
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Hellebore
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BIRD VILLAGE

Daffodils and crocus have been blooming in the bird village, as well as one of my favorite native plants.

Red Flowering Currant
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And that concludes our first Bloom Day post of 2016. It’s not wowing, but it’s pretty typical of our mid March blooms.

 

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Bloom Day – September 2015 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/bloom-day-september-2015/ Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:35:42 +0000 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/?p=3327 Well, I’m just gonna say it, I’m ready for the changing of seasons. This summer was too hot and way too dry. I didn’t spend near enough time in my flowerbeds deadheading, weeding and watering. And, it shows. I’m ready to move on and try again next year. FRONT YARD One. Literally one, flower is …

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Well, I’m just gonna say it, I’m ready for the changing of seasons. This summer was too hot and way too dry. I didn’t spend near enough time in my flowerbeds deadheading, weeding and watering. And, it shows. I’m ready to move on and try again next year.

FRONT YARD

One. Literally one, flower is blooming in our front yard.
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AROUND THE FRONT POND

The thyme still has some flowers. The bees are loving them.
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The marigolds took awhile to get going, but they eventually flowered and are still putting on a good show.
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A couple nasturtiums are continuing to bloom. However, most gave up a long time ago
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SHADE GARDEN

A few weathered impatiens and violas are hanging on.
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BACK YARD

The lone bit of color in the back yard.
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BIRD VILLAGE

Left: A few flowers are doing their thing in our itty bitty meadow. But, most interest comes from the seed heads.
Right: The barberry is a fabulous crimson color. I wish I would have planted more.
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Renegades – these rogue flowers opted to bloom in our gravel driveway near the Bird Village. They’re pretty, but out of place.
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In the Bird Village Pond:
Left: Last September I transplanted a few geraniums to our greenhouse with the hopes of overwintering them. In the spring I moved them back outside. They’re still blooming along the pond’s edge.
Right: Pretty purple pickerel weed bloom
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Many blooms died off long ago.
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GARDEN

The self sowing calendula continues to bloom. Just a few years ago I introduced it to the garden. I’m so glad I did. I love it.
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It’s not much, but at least there are a few bits of color to brighten the flower beds this month.

 

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Bloom Day – August 2015 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/bloom-day-august-2015/ Sat, 15 Aug 2015 13:19:24 +0000 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/?p=3191 Here it is already. August’s Bloom Day. Our flowerbeds are not impressed with this crazy, hot, dry summer we’re having. I’m not impressed with it either. The flowerbeds in general look quite crummy. But there are a few, very few, plants that have powered through the weather and are blooming.   FRONT YARD These two …

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Ridgetop Farm & Garden | Bloom Day | August 2015

Here it is already. August’s Bloom Day. Our flowerbeds are not impressed with this crazy, hot, dry summer we’re having. I’m not impressed with it either.

The flowerbeds in general look quite crummy. But there are a few, very few, plants that have powered through the weather and are blooming.

 

FRONT YARD

These two photos are literally of the only plants blooming in the front yard. It’s lookin’ pretty dead out there.
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The pond area still has a few things in bloom, though. In fact, the marigolds just recently started taking off.
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SHADE GARDEN

Not long after I planted the impatiens and violas some of our chickens scratched and pecked the area, digging at bird seed that had fallen. It has taken all summer, but those plants have finally came back and are blooming.
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BIRD VILLAGE

The bird village is not in good shape. It has received very little water over the summer and it shows. However, there are a few random blooms spread about.
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There is a lot of tan and brown going on right now.
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There is not a lot going on around the pond, either. There are a few pickerel weeds & geraniums holding on, but that’s about it. The cardinal meadowlark doesn’t seem to mind the lack of flowers.
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The meadow still has some blooms trying to make it through the season.
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GARDEN

Left: Inside the garden fence I planted an area with hundreds of sunflowers. This is the one that made it. It’s pretty, but quite underwhelming. I think right after I planted the seeds birds devoured them before they even had a chance to germinate. Boo!
Right: Calendula that I planted last year reseeded and looks fabulous this year.
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Well, this summer was kind of a bust in the flowerbed department. I’m glad we get to try again next year.

 

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Bloom Day – July 2015 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/bloom-day-july-2015/ Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:28:04 +0000 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/?p=2931 The middle of July is already upon us, which means it’s Bloom Day. We had an unusually hot, dry June, which put the flowerbeds ahead of their usual schedule. We’ve been watering enough to keep the plants alive, but maybe not enough to keep them happy and producing their best. We’re already at the point …

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Ridgetop FArm & Garden | Bloom Day | July 2015

The middle of July is already upon us, which means it’s Bloom Day. We had an unusually hot, dry June, which put the flowerbeds ahead of their usual schedule. We’ve been watering enough to keep the plants alive, but maybe not enough to keep them happy and producing their best. We’re already at the point where the majority of blooms are past their prime, which generally doesn’t happen until August. However, we have had some blooms over the last couple weeks to show off.

 

FRONT YARD

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The pond in the front yard is in full bloom.
Top: Pickerel weed, creeping jenny & 5 cutie patootie ducklings.
Bottom Left: Cardinal Meadowhawk on a mint blossom
Bottom Right: Itty bitty marigold. I planted marigolds in front of the pond like I did last year. This time, though, they are scrawny.
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More blooms around the pond. I love this section. The butterfly bush, lavender, daisies, day lily, yarrow and an unknown plant or two all bloom at the same time creating a beautiful little scene.
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BACK YARD

The back yard is still in need of an update. I haven’t put the time into this area like it deserves. I’m thinking this fall and spring may be its time.
Top: I can always count on these three: marrow, day lilies, and shasta daisies.
Bottom Right: Wild red elderberry
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BIRD VILLAGE

The bird village is always my favorite. However, it goes a little crazy this time of year.
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The pond has a few plants along its edges in bloom, like pickerel weed & geraniums I over wintered in our aquaponics system.
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The meadow strip. Every year I plant new seed hoping for a little variety. And, every year the daisies and blanket flowers take over.
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While they are not officially blooms, they are new flowers in our garden. They are hand blown glass flowers created by me, Farm Kid1 & Farm Kid2. We took a workshop at Live Laugh Love Glass in Tigard. The flowers are beautiful, but I don’t love their place in the landscape.
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OTHER

A few other blooms around.
Left: A hardy gladiola in a side bed that I really don’t spend any time on. I don’t think it’s been watered once this summer.
Right: Nasturtiums. They’re flowering, but aren’t trailing like I’d hoped.
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Left: Calendula in the garden, reseeded itself from last year.
Right: Okra in the greenhouse. I surely didn’t know okra had such a splendid flower.
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Bloom Day – June 2015 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/bloom-day-june-2015/ Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:09:46 +0000 http://www.ridgetopfarmandgarden.com/?p=2032 June is definitely one of my favorite months in the flowerbeds. Here’s some of what’s blooming now & why I love this time of year:   SHADE GARDEN Our shade garden is pretty in pink right now. I like all these plants, but I’m most excited about the bleeding heart. I had been wanting one …

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June is definitely one of my favorite months in the flowerbeds. Here’s some of what’s blooming now & why I love this time of year:

 

SHADE GARDEN

Our shade garden is pretty in pink right now. I like all these plants, but I’m most excited about the bleeding heart. I had been wanting one for a long time. Last year I finally planted a couple and this year I get to enjoy their beautiful flowers.

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FRONT YARD

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Top Left: Black Lace Elderberry
Bottom Left: ‘Pride of Donnard’ Escallonia
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FRONT YARD POND

Nothing is blooming in the pond, but there are pretty flowers around it.

Top: Cranesbill ‘Biokovo’
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BACK YARD

There is not much blooming yet in the back yard. It’s primarily green & more green, with spots of color scattered about.
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Top Right: Snowmound Spirea
Bottom Right: California Lilac
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BIRD VILLAGE

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Top Left: Potentilla ‘Goldfinger’
Top Right: Lincoln Star Clematis
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