We are head-on into summer for this month’s Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. The Other Half and I were out of town visiting Mom G. I thought it would be fun to share what is blooming in her garden in Zone 5a. As usual, her plants bloom a week or two behind those on the Lot. However, our beautifully normal Spring has allowed her plants to flourish this season.

This first bed is in full sun the majority of the day, and the sun always feels super hot at her house. Plants near the back of the bed cast some shade and relief from the heat on those more toward the middle of the bed. Right now the lavender is in full bloom, as well as the coral bell and a little tea rose.

This next bed is darling as it surrounds a petite fish pond. Another environmental factor Mom G. has to deal with behind the house is some pretty wicked winds. The arrangement of these plants have survived being tossed about on windy days. In bloom is the lamb’s ear, daylilies, dragon’s blood sedum, white monarda, daisies, spiderwort, pond lilies, and larkspur.

Here is a closer shot of the pond. Some of the blooming plants are set down into the water as part of their growing conditions. Mom G. explained the concept to me before, where there are different water depth levels for different plants.

Here is another close shot of the pond. Here you can see the daylilies, pond lilies, and dragon’s blood sedum.

This is a window box my niece and I put together for Mom G. to surprise her when she returned from out of town. I know they are quite common, but I really love potato vine. Look how that chartreuse pops. Also in the box is a shasta daisy and some calibrachoas. My other “fuzzy” nieces enjoy the beneficial pollinators the window box attracts.

The last shot is one of the shastas sporting two blooms at the top of one stalk. We looked over the other plant and the rest of this one, but couldn’t find a replication of this oddity.

What About the Lot?

The Lot is also full of blooms, but unfortunately I did not snap any photos. The roses have faded and all the daylilies are putting on a show. All the varieties of coreopsis are splashing the Lot with different hues of yellows and red. The south, front bed continues to have ice plant, blanket flower, and daisies blooming. The lavender and lamb’s ear will soon be on it’s way out. The butterfly bushes are blooming and the balloon flowers have just started.

To see what else is blooming around the world this month, be sure to visit May Dreams Gardens. Have a happy Bloom Day!