THE MYSTICAL GARDEN In All It’s FAIRY-TALE GRANDEUR - Summer 2019

A burst of floral excitement arrives in July. A steady display of hydrangea, carpet roses, yarrow, feverfew & greening tomatoes creates a garden filled to the brim with scintillating growth.  I am like a kid in a candy store watching dahlias I transplanted just months ago, open and entice.

The bold & brash Dracunculus Vulgaris 'voodoo or dragon lily', reminiscent of primeval swamp vegetation, appears for only a few days.

Sitting in the shade on a warm afternoon the most dazzling golden colored dragonfly flutters near me and alights on a trellis.  She is robed in her best attire, sparkling in the sun like a  young girl at a party, unassuming and quiet. Behind this majestic creature, are two rich orange, yellow & black stemmed Dahlias 'japanese bishop'. For an instant the trio makes a perfect picture and then in the blink of an eye, she is gone. In every moment, pictures are infinite, we only catch a few.

With August upon us, it’s a whole new season. Multidimensional morning glories & dreamy white flowers emerge and stay awhile. Fruit trees are bearing tasty delights.  Bees, thankfully plentiful, are humming and happy.  The mid days of August weave a blanket of heat that bake us toasty. We run for shade, awaiting the cool entrance of early evening.  Then the refined light combined with sudden waves of refreshing air invigorate our appreciation of the magic of the garden.  I see anew the deepening colors unto dusk. A garden is rarely static. It's always new and changing like Nature herself.

Here the Morning Glory 'Grandpa Ott' welcomes the day alongside heart-shaped leaves, & majestic Acanthus Mollis 'bears breeches'.

Looking at it from behind, the morning glory radiates like a sun.

Here the stem of the morning glory is like a mystical lantern guiding us to see ever deeper into the garden.

I adore my white flower drifts. (A mass of flowering plants growing together.) They help delineate the colored flowers and stand out like beacons at dusk.  The Phlox 'Davidii' and the ever so aromatic lilies are a centerpiece of the early August garden.

A sweet clematis rambles along my back fence.

              Enjoy the rest of Summer, Fall will be upon us soon!