June Slideshow
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A look back at the garden in June.
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Peonies
June got off to a great start with the last of the peonies.
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Snapdragons
The Cutting Garden annuals began blooming, starting with sweet smelling snapdragons.
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Annual poppy
Annual poppies don't make great cut flowers - they only last a day or two - but their seedheads make wonderful bouquet accents.
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Black eye susan
Cheerful and reliable, "Indian Summer" black-eyed susan never fails to please.
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Olbrich Botanical Garden
June meant a trip to Madison, Wisconsin and Olbrich Botanical Garden.
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Olbrich Botanical Garden
Their beautiful gardens never fail to inspire.
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Strawberry Picking
June was also time to make a trip to the farm for sweet, luscious strawberries. Yum!
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Sugar Snap Peas
Back home, the sugar snap peas started producing.
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Front garden
Big changes came for the front of the house, including new hydrangea bushes...
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Rain barrel
...and a new rain barrel.
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Clematis on fence
The clematis started blooming including these beauties on the fence.
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Clematis
You wouldn't mistake Nellie Moser for shy or retiring.
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Clematis
This lovely fellow is "Ruogchi".
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Clematis
Nobody does purple like "jackimani"
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Delphinium
We put up with the diva behavior for blues like this.
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Japanese beetles
June also brings the hideous and deeply hated Japanese beetles.
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Geraniums
On a happier note, the hardy geraniums are in their glory.
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Daylily
And the daylilies begin their run. This is "Happy Returns"
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Lily
But the month belongs to the Asiatic lilies.
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Lilies
Bountiful, colorful, reliable.
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Lily
Always welcome, always beautiful.
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Fireworks
The Birdbath Garden in full June glory.
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