Garden Update: Late June 2012!

Welcome to my garden near the end of June, many mid-season bloomers coming to life, the main focus this year was to work on improving the structure, quality and variety of the gardens. The vegetable patch was pretty much un-planted aside from an array of tomatoes and potatoes.

Pink-Red Rose, Mini-petunia, Pink Yarrow, Yellow Daisies and "Blue" Spiderwort.

Orange-Peach Day lily, "Strawberry Short Cake" Echinacea, Spiderwort, "Fire-Cracker" Coreopsis and a basic purple geranium. 

Campion, and a variety of Daylilies blooming in the garden.

I freaking love Tradescantia/ Spiderwort!

I love Tradescantia. otherwise known as Spiderwort! It is possibly one of my favourite plants in the garden, but like having multiple children, you can never just pick one favourite. This plant is amazing!

Clockwise from top left; "Concorde Grape", "Bilberry Ice", "Osprey", "Blue and Gold"

It comes in many more forms and colour variations, with typically a purple or violet bloom and green foliage. It likes partial shade, and only a few hours of direct sun and moist soil, although it will do nicely in a drought. The flowers only last about a day or two, but bloom consistently throughout the spring/summer season and even into the fall! I also love how they look like a grass and many other types of flowers depending on where you have them, a true chameleon. 

 Here is my Spiderwort blooming this year. "Sweet Kate" is the variety.

My favourite nursery has this variety in stock now and I want it!... Canadian Tire also had a lovely variety I haven't seen around, and I'm going to investigate that one.

"Sunshine Charm"