Bloom Day-August '07!
High 81 F
Low 52.7 F
Long border with Tucker's approval! 7:15 A.M.
Is it really Bloom Day again! I think it is making the summer go by faster, if possible. Not as much blooming now but the annuals are doing their job and I have been eating lots of 'Bodacious' sweet corn so who really cares! Here are some photos of the garden on the day before bloom day which still counts doesn't it? I have to leave for work by 6:30 A.M. so it will have to do! Thanks for visiting and please leave a comment. They are very gratifying!
Click on the pictures to enlarge!
Clematis 'Blue Bird' re-blooming!
Veronicastrum virginicum, Culver's Root
The 'left handed mitten' garden
Clematis ' Julia Correvan' still blooming!
Salvia patens
Scarlet runner bean
Helenium autumnale 
Astilbe taquetii
Sunflower
Hydrangea paniculata
The left handed mitten from above...plan view!
The island bed to the right of the left handed mitten garden
Hibiscus
Tucker and I appreciate your taking the time to visit the garden!
What a beautiful garden. Everything looks wonderful. Yes, we can count flowers from yesterday because they are surely still blooming today. Thanks for participating in Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day again.
Carol at May Dreams Gardens
Posted by: Carol | August 15, 2007 at 06:28 AM
Your pictures are awesome today. Love the hibiscus.
I really like the left-handed mitten garden. As a Michigander, I should really create one myself.
Posted by: Marie (fna Piana Nanna) | August 15, 2007 at 07:54 AM
The shadowy light on your flowers makes everything look cool and fresh, Layanee - I'd love to walk around and see it all up close.
It's fun to see the left-handed mitten both from ground level and from above. You may start a craze for Mitten Beds!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Posted by: Annie in Austin | August 15, 2007 at 09:49 AM
I like the helenium, very bright! And the scarlet runner bean is pretty too. How are they to eat? Are they yummy?
Posted by: Silvia / Salix | August 15, 2007 at 11:00 AM
I like your blog! I visited for a while this morning and I don't think I had visited it before, so I'm very glad you posted for blogger bloom day.
Posted by: Robin | August 15, 2007 at 03:30 PM
Layanee, is that PG hydrangea Limelight? Mine is going to have quite a few flowerheads on it but it's not started to open enough florets for me to photograph it yet.
Gorgeous flowers--who says that August is dull and dreary?
Posted by: jodi | August 15, 2007 at 05:05 PM
Hello Layanee,
Great post - lovely garden and fantastic photos. I'll visit again :-)
Posted by: Shirl | August 15, 2007 at 05:22 PM
Carol: Thanks to you for implementing 'Bloom Day'. It is such fun to see what is blooming around the world!
Marie: The hibiscus looks best close up as the Japanese beetles love it and have made lace out of the foliage. Maybe I'll re-name that garden the 'Upper Penninsula'! What do you think?
Annie: And I would love for you to see it in person. Let me know when you are coming to New England and I will give you the tour!
Silvia/Salix: The Helenium is just coming into flower and the runner beans have not 'beaned up' yet so stay tuned on the flavor. The flowers are pretty though!
Robin: I'm happy that you visited!
Jodi: Yes, 'Limelight'! Have you seen one called 'White Swan'? Really large florets! I don't own one of those yet! Every month has its' rewards!
Shirl: I've added you to my list as I love International gardens! Thanks for visiting!
Posted by: layanee | August 15, 2007 at 09:06 PM
All of your beds look gorgeous! I love the combination you have in the mitten bed.
Posted by: Apple | August 15, 2007 at 09:25 PM
Wow!
Posted by: eliz | August 15, 2007 at 09:38 PM
I dont see any weeds!! The left handed mitten garden looks awesome!.. when do we get to see the 'sisters'?
Posted by: ralf | August 15, 2007 at 09:53 PM
Apple: They are best from far away at this point but thank you!
Eliz: Wow is enough for me! Thanks for visiting!
Posted by: layanee | August 15, 2007 at 09:53 PM
Layanee, both your close-ups and your long shots are inspiring. Thanks for showing both.
Posted by: Pam/Digging | August 16, 2007 at 01:54 AM
I have some blooms on that Julia Correvan too. Repeats, in fact; it went to seed a month ago.
Posted by: chuck b. | August 16, 2007 at 02:07 AM
How lush and green and cool and inviting your garden looks. I'd love August to look like that in my garden.
Posted by: M Sinclair Stevens (Texas) | August 16, 2007 at 10:04 AM
Lovely landscaping, dear Layanee.The closeup shot of Hydrangea looks great!!
Posted by: green thumb | August 16, 2007 at 02:40 PM
Clematis 'Blue bird'...cool! Is that vine-ey, or bushy? I like that helenium, too....gotta add that to my collection. Nice post!
Posted by: lisa | August 16, 2007 at 03:53 PM
Pam: Thank you!
Chuck b.: Plants really do connect the world!
MSS: I would give anything for an earlier spring! Want to trade next year?
Green Thumb: You are so sweet for visiting and commenting!
Lisa: The clematis is a vining type with small foliage...great texture. I hope it will overwinter okay. Heleniums are gratifying as they start to bloom as all else finishes! Thank you for visiting and commenting!
Posted by: layanee | August 16, 2007 at 08:08 PM
Hi Layanee and Tucker,
I love Veronicastrum. Your Hydranges is beautiful. I think I have the same 'Blue Boy' clematis that you do... just planted it this year and it has a few more blooms on it now.
Your comment above is so true - plants do connect us around the world. It doesn't matter what language we speak - we can look at gardening blogs and see Latin names that we are familiar with. That is a pretty rare thing in the world!
Posted by: kate | August 17, 2007 at 10:45 AM