In case you’re worried about Sunday’s postcard, please don’t be. Carol thought I sounded a bit desperate, but how could I be with all of this beauty surrounding me? I may not be able to grow vegetables this year, but I can grow flowers.
My summer veggie garden may be in disaster mode, but I’m tickled about the pink flowers in my garden this year. My attitude is surprising since pink has never one of my favorite flower colors. In the hot sun, the lighter shades always seemed a little too subtle and often faded into white.
Not this year. There were the peonies and roses of May which made cloudy days brighter.
The June garden was filled with daylilies of all sizes and stripes, but the pink ones romanced the landscape with both blue and apricot tints.
With color like this, who could weep for vegetables (which are annuals anyway)? All of the plants, above, are perennial and bless my garden with their presence year after blooming year.
Some daylilies are now reblooming, and, like old friends, it’s sweet pleasure to see them again. Some roses, like the Knockouts®, Pink and Rainbow, with deadheading, have bloomed all summer. I see them so much that I forget to look. Shame on me.
Also, the crapemyrtles are all blooming. Three are bright pink (two of which are Dr. Whitcomb’s Pink Velour®) and two are lighter (Whitcomb’s Rhapsody in Pink®). All of my Whitcomb varieties have bronze leaves, and my oldest crapemyrtle (unknown) is limbed up and as tall as a twenty foot tree. It’s difficult to get a good photo of it. The white, pink and hybrid Phlox paniculata are still blooming, along with several varieties of Echinacea purpurea, four o’clocks and other pink annuals.
Maybe I like pink more than I thought. This year I do anyway.
I think I’d like most any color flower this year. Cause there isn’t much out there in this heat. Just a few black-eyed Susans and some geraniums and a few purslane. Color is few and far between these days. Haven’t seen a rose since spring time.
Brenda
Oh, Brenda, you need some rain girl! So sorry. Fall will be here soon. Hope your foot is better.~~Dee
Your photographs are exceptional.
I too have had failed vegetable years because of drought. We have strict watering restrictions and extremely hot summers that can make growing anything difficult. It’s very frustrating.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
Kate
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Thank you so much. It can be frustrating indeed, but I’m trying to focus on the flowers instead. 🙂 ~~Dee
Dee,
What lovely flowers you have! I’ve recently developed a fondness for pink. You’re right though, I never thought about it before but it does tend to fade. –Randy
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Randy, I think the lighter shades fade, but I can see why gardeners in cooler climes love them so.~~Dee
All the pink flowers look delicious. Who needs veggies anyway? *grin*
Our vegetable garden is mediocre at best this year. It actually looks pretty, but is producing very modestly, very slowly. I hope everything finishes up and ripens before our short growing season ends!
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Indeed, on the who needs veggies!~~Dee
Pink is actually one of my favorite colors in the garden, so I’m loving all these lovelies in yours, Dee. I much prefer looking at flowers rather than vegetables anyway:) My vegetable garden is doing much better this year than it did last year, but we have had consistent rain this year, which sure makes a difference. But I’m still waiting for that first ripe tomato!
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It’s become one of mine too. Yes, rain does help. 🙂 ~~Dee
Great collages. I’ve always loved pink! But you’re right, the soft shades are too washed out in summer sun. They’re nice on my kitchen table, though.
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Thank you, VW.~~Dee
I love these postcards of pinks. It is no wonder why you like these lovely colors this year.
Thanks, Lisa.~~Dee
Hi Dee, no, not worried about you at all, my friend. Pretty in pink, that’s you AND your garden. We cannot hitch our wagons to the veggie gardens, they are way to unstable compared to roses, daylilies and echinceas. How could anyone not take great delight in your flowers, for they are exquisite, just like the gardener. 🙂
Frances
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Frances, that was so sweet. Thank you so much. I feel the same way about you.~~Dee
I am reassured that you are not as desperate as originally thought. Maybe just slightly hungry for veggies? And definitely your pink flowers are a feast for the eyes.
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Nope. Just frustrated by the lack of veggie goodness when I write about it every week. (LOL) ~~Dee
Your garden is prettier than Molly Ringwald! I’m glad there’s beauty to be found despite the heat.
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Ooh, Cindy, you creative gal. Cute.~~Dee
your blog is FANTASTIC!
goodness…i have a loooong way to go
thanks for taking a look at my single entry that will hopefully multiply!
Hi Patty! I’m so glad you like my blog. The Diva and I think of you often and love that you’re on Facebook too.~~Dee
You have some beauties !!
What a cool way to show your pictures…very different.
Thank you Patsi.~~Dee
Your pinks are grand & just the thing to keep up your spirits. I like strong pinks, although subtle ones can be great in shade.
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Yes, you need shade for them to stand out instead of fading out. 🙂 ~~Dee
I am pretty fond of pink myself! There’s plenty of yellow, but helps lantana brings back pinks once coneflower peaks and passes. I love your pink roses, but I must admit that Rhapsody in Pink crape myrtle one my admiration a few posts back. gail
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Gail, you need a Rhapsody in Pink crapemyrtle! They are even more beautiful than their photos.~~Dee
Dee — Isn’t it funny that a color can sneak up on you in your garden? You don’t think it’s your favorite color, yet you’ve clearly planted it all over the place, and so you think, well, maybe I DO like pink! My garden is that way with yellow. It’s ok, but it’s everywhere, so it must be more than ok with me! I love your pinks — all those different shades evolving through the season — nice to see the collages put together like that. Did you gt rain yesterday or storms?
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Yes, I guess I like it more than I thought. Pink flowers just do well here.~~Dee
I love your attitude! And with beauty like that, who wouldn’t love pink?
🙂
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Yes, think pink indeed!~~Dee
wow! Pink is IN!
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