31 July 2006 - front yard

I mulched the native Prairie Zinnias with pea gravel.

Brilliant summer whites (feverfew) above and below

30 July 2006 - front yard

Today's weather forecast: sunny and very hot!
I haven't deep watered the garden in six weeks.

Rain and spot watering have sufficed.

Red yarrow blooms for the first time.
I added this plant in late May.

I deadheaded the campanula after their first blooms faded and hoped they would rebloom.
Lucky me - they are! (above and below)

29 July 2006 - front yard

A cool and sunny morning

Not much new in the garden this morning.
This colorful view is from the front porch.

28 July 2006 - front yard

A sunny Colorado morning

A gardening friend gave me this hyssop in late spring.

I planted it in a challenging spot in the garden.
It's grown quickly and continues to thrive.

Feverfew (white) in full bloom

The front of the garden, reserved for lower-growing plants,
is filling out nicely.

27 July 2006 - front yard

A cloudy morning.
Rain showers began as I finished today's photo shoot.

Coreopsis (tickseed)

Lupine (the pink hue continues to deepen)

Black-eyed Susan

The mirabilis multiflora plants (above and below) that
emerged the past few weeks are now thriving.

26 July 2006 - front yard

More summer colors - reminds me of a Monet painting

Lupine

Salvia (blue flowers) delights me with its second blooming.

Potentilla with Yarrow in the background

25 July 2006 - front yard

Black-eyed susans (above and below)

24 July 2006 - front yard

The lupine (above and below) are blooming for the second time this year.

23 July 2006 - front yard

I took these photos late in the afternoon.
Although the blue flax blossoms had dropped,
the mirabilis multiflora was in full bloom.

Mirabilis multiflora (desert four o'clock)

Layers of color: salvia, yarrow and feverfew

View from the northeast corner

22 July 2006 - front yard

Yesterday's dry weather gave the plants a chance to recover and grow.

Potentilla and Yarrow

Mirabilis Multiflora (desert four-o'clock)

Feverfew and Red Yarrow

Feverfew

Black-eyed Susan

The Mirabilis multiflora (above and below) are growing quickly.


This Russian sage is nearly five feet tall!

21 July 2006 - front yard

Black-eyed susans (above and below)


My diligent dead-heading has paid off.
This salvia is blooming for the second time this summer.

20 July 2006 - front yard

My garden had visitors last night - deer.
They bit off all the day lily buds. Enough is enough!
This fall, I'm going to dig up the day lilies
and plant them in the backyard.

This paprika yarrow was damaged by the hail storm.
I cut it back yesterday.
The plant looks happier this morning.

The mirabilis miraflora is bouncing back after the hail storm.

Hyssop

Russian sage (foreground), yarrow (background)

Blue flax