Summer Garden Tour

July has ended.
Summer is passing by too fast.

I am sharing some photos 
of what's been happening around 
my flower garden, this summer.


Red Lilies in the rain.
We've had a lot of rain in
Eastern Canada in July.

Delphiniums

Pink Iceland Poppy

Camomile

Delphiniums

The red pump surrounded

by Golden Marguerite.

Nasturtiums

Apples - I will have apples this year.
Unlike last year.

Golden Marguerite or Yellow Camomile
These flowers I found  growing in the ditch
and transplanted them in my flower bed last Fall.

During the evening and night,
these flowers sleep, they droop.
The one below is late awakening.

Bluebells

I don't remember the name of these 
cute little puffy flowers below.

Red Currants

Below - Pumpkin Blossom,
looks like a star....open in the early mornings.
Then they evolve into pumpkins....
If the deers don't eat them.

The Pumpkin Patch

Below the pretty flower is the blossom of blackberries.
For the first time this year I will have blackberries. 

Helenium- 
Dedicated to my sister-in-law Hellen.

Astilbes- also called paint brushes.

I also have red and purple astilbes.

More photos to come later....

Thanks for your visit. xo

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The Roses of Gaspé

These wild roses,

Duchess of Portland roses, 
 grace the countryside here in
 the Gaspé during the month of July.

They are plentiful this year because

 of an abundance of rain.

I am thinking the salt air must attribute 

to their growth and beauty. 
Also they smell gorgeous,
with a lovely strong sweet scent 
filling the air around them.

Duchess Of Portland

These heirloom roses originated 

in Britain and are named after

 The Duchess of Portland, (1780)

a bibliophile, (collector of books),

patron of the arts and also a

 plant collector.

My backyard

 ~ One misty morning~

Makes nice lovely scented bouquets.

When the roses are finished flowering,

the flower turns into a seed pod that

 looks like a small crabapple in the Fall.

Rose "hips", the fruit of the rose,
has many purposes, from herbal teas,

soaps, potpourri, to medical uses
with many health benefits.

They grow plentiful

in the salt air on the beaches.

I dry some buds and petals for potpourri.

Place them on a tray on paper towel to dry 

 naturally, for a few weeks, (not in sunlight).

Small mesh bags available at the Dollarstore.

Or, place in a bowl in the bathroom for a nice scent.

A previous blog on our Lighthouse Tour Of The Gaspé.

to view, click here here

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Thanks for your visit xo

Have a great Summer,

Stay safe and healthy...

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