Favorite Garden Colors

At my mom's there's a new flower bed created by the removal of an old pine. Sadly there are no longer any cute bird houses hanging, but my brother and I worked and planted lots of flowers. He did the hard work by cleaning  out debris and hauling in dirt to put in the hole left by the roots. It will be something my mom will enjoy while she is sitting near the window looking out, wishing she could still be outside gardening. She misses that so much. Our gift to her...flowers for summer joy.

In another area there are many columbine in bloom. My favorite:

I was lucky to see them on Saturday! Sometimes I miss them because of the timing of my visits.

When I came home late in the afternoon I found my flax were still blooming for the day. Most of the time the flowers are gone by noon.

The flowers liked the cloudy, cool weather.

Purple Robe Black Locust Tree

This is the first year that there are blossoms to enjoy. The wind burned the tiny buds off last year.

This was the last tree Wally planted for me, so I'm really glad to see it finally growing and blooming.