Hot Summer morning

I love morning.

The lilies with a seed pod from a daisy flowered Iris.

Abraham Darby rose.

Lobelia self seeded in the rose garden from last year. The deep blue barely shows up in photos.

The front yard was already feeling hot at 7:30am. Godetia.

Lavender Poppies.

The Portulaca does so well in the hot weather.

Cerinthe turning more and more blue. Can you believe how cool this is?

First white Cosmos opened among the Godetia under the Coral Bark Maple tree.

Rainbow knock-out Rose still doing well.

This is the fire heather, in yet another lovely stage, yellow with pink rings of bloom.

Allium Seeding.

Hydrangea starting to give a preview of turning the gorgeous autumn purple.

Beans, outgrowing the tripod we gave them, oops!

Heat lovers.

Saving Seeds

Gathering seed is one of my favorite things to do in the garden. The vegetables are quickly ripening their seed in the summer heat, and this morning I cut the long stocks of buff pods & crackled them into containers for later sowing.

Flat leaf Parsley pods.

Italian Parsley, Radish and Arugula seeds, into old Rx bottles for garage storage.

I also found the Cilantro seeds (Coriander) to be ready for harvest.