Flowers in July
The flowers enjoyed our vacation, which coincided with a warm week of sunny weather and showers most afternoons in Newburyport. Brian staked the tomatoes and mowed the lawn, and snitched a couple snap peas as a reward for his work this week. We enjoyed our first fresh salads of the year. In addition to the flowers, the green beans are also blooming. It’s a colorful yard!
The purple Salvia is blooming, as are the Autumn Sunset Mums (color, not season). The yellow coneflowers (black eyed Susan) are close.
The beebalm will also be blooming soon! It’s red and spikey.
The hanging basket of impatiens is blooming again, the tiger lilies are blooming, and you can see the nifty new stakes Brian found at the garden store. The idea is that the main tomato stalk is supported by the swirling metal spike. I think it looks artistic! Brian was short one cage/spike so the brighter stake is a broom handle Brian found to support the 11th tomato. You probably can’t see them in the photo, but a the original canna is growing, and he’s got a friend now – a second canna has sprouted behind the lilies. I am really pleased with the colorful flowers we have this summer!
Posted: July 11th, 2008 under Home, Susan.
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Comment from Ohio Mom
Time: July 12, 2008, 10:37 am
What beautiful flowers! I’ll have to check our garden stores to see if they have “nifty” tomato stakes, too. Keep on enjoying the tasty salads, etc. 
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