The Sun Garden is far and away the most eye-catching garden at the moment.
I did not imagine when I started them from seed two years ago how large and plentiful the Rudbeckias would become, dominating the whole Sun Garden.
I believe the seed blend was called "Chocolate-Orange".
My favourites are the ones that have a bronze hue to them rather than a golden yellow colour.
This dwarf dwarf variety is an improvement over last year, but I have enough yellow in the garden and next year will look for strictly orange Nasturtium.
Fertilizing Nasturtium can make the leaves grow without additional blooms, so this year I have not fertilized them and I have been deadheading the leaves on occasion.
The Milkweed is just starting to bloom as well.
The Gaillardia are blooming but not as profusely as last year, could it be that the Rudbeckia are stealing some of their sunshine?
Lots of Rudbeckia in vases inside the house as well as at work, there are just SO many.
The red Monarda did not bloom at all last year in its first year so I am glad to see it showing off this year.
The purple Liatris in the old Sun Garden are looking magnificent intermingled with the golden Heliopsis.
There is plenty more blooming in other gardens at the moment. Stay tuned for further updates.
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Yay for your milkweed! And all of those other beautiful flowers. It looks like pollinator heaven.
ReplyDeleteI sure hope the pollinators feel that way about it, it is certainly designed to be that way.
DeleteLove all the hot colors! How do you get your nasturtium to do so well? I don't fertilize mine, but it barely does anything.
ReplyDeleteThis year I tried a dwarf variety and they are blooming much better though I cannot be 100% sure is the reason.
DeleteWow! Fabulous! Your neighbors are lucky!
ReplyDeleteAnastasia, I love it when I see cars slow down to take a leisurely look at the gardens and sometimes my neighbours even get flowers for inside their homes!
DeleteSuch a lot of flowers! Gorgeous! Love all that colors!
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping in I am glad you enjoyed the photos. The Rudbeckia have really take off this year!
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