One Jooly morning...

The Japanese blood grass is finally showing its color, and the Sedum Neon is getting it's gold coat. The sun is really bringing on the other blooms as well. I'm especially happy with the Cupid's Dart (Catananche caerulea) I found in the 4" size and planted a drift. There is red yarrow behind, and also the plumes of Sea Lavender, which gets a bit overblown this time of year. I plant it for it's large leaves, and it comes back every time. Beyond this garden area is the stairway to the beach.

The Sun's Bounty

Thanks to a week of sun, the Verbena Bonarensis is finally blooming, and the Japanese Blood Grass is showing its color. The Verbena Bonarensis was planted to give some height, but also to not hide the alligator log behind it. The blood grass is the only thing that has never left my garden since I planted it in 2005. It sort of gets moved around, covered up, etc. but always comes back. I can't plant enough of it!

It's crab season! This is some of my yard art made from horse shoes and a shovel. Yep, we had crab salad for dinner, crab quiche for breakfast? crab melts for lunch? No, it's the 4th of July; give me a burger! We're having more sunshine and a bit warmer than Seattle area, so my yard will be blooming by the time we have our grandbabies play date on the 17th.