Your salpiglossis are like stained glass! I enjoy the updates. It looks like August and the following weeks will be the signet marigold’s time to shine in my garden. The plants are beautiful and the flower buds abundant; just now beginning to open.

#FlowerReport from S Wisconsin: zinnias and snapdragons from my wee garden. Best and kindest regards as July draws to a close.

S WI #FlowerReport: My front door garden is in full bloom right now. I’m glad I can admire it through my window: the heat and wildfire smoke makes being outdoors a challenge. Here’s hoping for improvement in that situation, and I realize many are more affected than I am. Best and kindest regards.

Yep 🤩

Okay, the door in this MN garden wall isn’t decrepit, but I think the vibe is still there.

They definitely DO NOT withhold judgement 😾

#FlowerReport, S WI: the Wisconsin prairies are in bloom with ubiquitous flowers. These Rattlesnake Masters reign supreme. Best and kindest regards.

I feel you! We moved from our house to an apartment last year, and the opportunity to garden outside our front door was a big factor in choosing where to live. In July, things have hit their stride!

The art fair in the park… lovely setting, vendors were good!

Good morning 👋

#FlowerReport from S WI: I stopped to admire these hemerocallis “day lilies,” planted alongside crane statues in a city park. July is peak flower season in our Midwest gardens. Best and kindest regards.

Nature’s fireworks are my absolute favorites! Such exuberant poppies! My day includes a visit to an area art club’s annual art fair in the park, a movie matinee, and an old-school chili dog for dinner. 🌭 Have a happy holiday, Annaka!

S WI #FlowerReport: the mandevilla is finally starting to bloom prolifically in a container in my garden… it sulked through a few weeks of cool temperatures, but our “tropical” season has begun. Best wishes and kindest regards! 🌺

S WI #FlowerReport: Dark pink v. “Knockout” roses are lighting up a corner of our downtown this week, heralding the official start of summer. Best and kindest regards to those gathered here, and to those fathers and father-figures who celebrate this day in the US.

Sunday #FlowerReport: my niece’s pretty front porch. Best and kindest regards 🤗

A favorite and familiar trail in my hometown; I have walked along this creek my whole life.

Sunday’s #FlowerReport in my S WI garden: the pinks continue to predominate. Full disclosure: it’s not my favorite color, but the flowers are so enthusiastic, I can’t fault them. 🌸 💗 Best and kindest regards, enjoy the long daylight hours.

Love your gardening update, and your coastal visit sounds like a good late spring/ early summer outing. I commuted to a nearby retreat center this weekend, for sessions on finding wonder and awe in the ordinary. We had some great discussions, and it was very engaging, in a lovely setting.

S WI #FlowerReport: Baptisia are in bloom on the prairies. Best and kindest regards, all who gather here. 💜

S WI #FlowerReport: the pot of Zephyr lilies has been blooming exuberantly, since coming out of winter storage. They bring cheer 🌸🩷 Best and kind regards to all correspondents.

S WI #FlowerReport. It’s a good year for trilliums in our area; these are growing in a neighborhood garden I help care for. Best and kindest regards.

I’m readying for planting!

I love prairies; our native lupines will start blooming soon. Agree that they are very difficult to capture in photos; it’s something one needs to experience in person. It seems many others have noted this /1

S WI #FlowerReport: we’re still struggling with cold overnight temperatures, but the porch pansies are unperturbed. Best and kindest regards.

S WI #FlowerReport: this weekend we celebrated David. My niece and I picked the tulips. Love overflowed. 💞 Best and kindest regards to all correspondents.

Beautiful here in Wisconsin this weekend, as well! Flowers are abundant; still sketchy to set out tender plants here; there’s still a danger of frost till mid May (even with the changing climate). I visited my favorite blue cottage nestled amidst bluebells along the river walk yesterday!

S WI #FlowerReport: surprisingly, magnolia blossoms survived some very severe storms a few days ago. This group of trees, a yellow cultivar, is planted along the entrance to a hospital. Best and kindest regards, dear correspondents.

S WI #FlowerReport: I will be returning to a favorite wooded site along the Baraboo River Trail to see the large swaths of Virginia Bluebells that grow there. After a last week’s storms and floods, warmth and sun should coax them into bloom. Best wishes and kindest regards for your week ahead. 💙🩵💜

S WI #FlowerReport: these hellebores were a welcome sight, while visiting a public garden last week. Rain and warm temperatures will bring on more spring things this week. Best and hopeful regards.

Lovely, and reminds me of a favorite New England aster photo from my library