Reminiscing on June's Flowers

I think it was the best month in both my front and back gardens

The Peonies, planted last year, seem to like it in the backyard. We just never know about that sandy soil. Must be the South Western sun.

 Foxglove is new to the front garden and it is just one plant but it kept blooming for weeks

 

 

 

 The Oriental Lillies didn't fare very well. You can see where the beatles started their invasion. It got worse and worse and they had to be pulled out. Unless anyone has a better solution. It was really a drag to lose these lovely, sturdy blooms to the dang beatles!

I couldn't figure out how to get a better picture of something so delicate.

These are images from last week, I think. The current state of affairs is looking quite dismal. We'll need some mums and pumpkins to liven things up soon. The Autumnal Equinox is just next week.

Bugs and Grubs and Slugs

Another thing that is hard not to notice is that bugs, grubs and slugs were very busy this summer. Starting early in the summer and still not letting up.

I've long forgotten the name of the partially chewed off, pink flower.

Weeds

I don't know it and I've never seen it before. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.  I noticed it when we returned from Nova Scotia last month, having heard that it mostly rained every day. Easy to believe, as evidenced by the troop new weeds I discovered when we returned.