Today was a lovely day in the garden. I completed some trimming and deadheading chores and then strolled around the garden. New colors are making their presence felt. Let me share just a few of them.
These are all members of the ‘Endless Summer’ family of hydrangeas. Although all of them were rather severely damaged with a late frost, they are able to flower on new wood and are loaded with blooms.
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree
I am very excited to see the first lavender blooms on my vitex. I expect to see armies of bees in the near future. I cut back my three vitex trees rather severely over the winter, and they are bounding over with new growth. It’s going to be a good season.
More color is coming now from Society garlic, an annual Mandevilla vine, and the first coneflower this year.
And finally the first daylily, aptly named ‘Early Red.’
A Walk in the Garden 
Very lovely. Thank you for sharing the beauty of your garden.
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Thanks. I’m glad you liked it.
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Great flowers Jonh!!!
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Thank you.
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Your hydrangeas are gorgeous!!
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We did nothing special except prune out dead wood, and these are about as nice as they have ever been. Thanks.
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They have a mind of their own!
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I can’t figure out if my hydrangeas bloom on old wood or new. They simply don’t. Yours are lovely!
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When we had the drought and heat, my hydrangeas kind of gave up, so I had no choice by replaced it with something else. I have daylily also, same color.
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Sorry for the trouble. Thank you, Miriam
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Thanks, Miriam. I have lost a few hydrangeas over time as well.
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Yes, I replaced it with bushes that at least have leaves in the winter!
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Beautiful hydrangeas, love the blue ones.
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It is a special color this year…seems to be a deeper blue than in the past.
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Society garlic – sounds interesting! I need to look that up.
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It has been reliably cold hardy here for at least two years, but I suspect it might be dicey there. Perhaps in a pot?
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Flowers are lovely.I have’nt seen some in my life!!
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Thanks. I’m glad you like them.
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I just love seeing your hydrangeas John, they are so healthy and obviously very happy in your garden
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Thank you, Christina. And I’m happy too. This has been a surprisingly good year for the hydrangeas.
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Your Hydrangeas are always so lovely, John. Thanks for sharing!
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