June Garden August Stitch

Here it is in all its glory!  

I don't know why it took me so long to stitch this.

Design - "August's Poppy"

Designer - Cottage Garden Samplings

Fabric - 28 count Waterlily linen

Fibers - GAST, WDW, & DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 30 March 2014

Completed - 10 June 2014 

I love the colors. The informality of the poppies is perfectly captured in this design.  Wonderful. Another winner in this super series. 

As it turns out this is a great stitch to feature on Tuesday's Garden Party over at An Oregon Cottage.

I even have a couple of poppies in bloom in the garden!

The light pink is called "Princess Louise" and the deeper fuchsia is called "Patty's Plum".

Mid-June is a good time to walk around and see how the plants are doing and what is in bloom - are there any surprises?

I'm pleasantly surprised the deer haven't eaten these candelabra primroses!

As you can see, I have lots of different things in bloom.

Of all my many fuchsias...

I think this funky one called "Splendid" is my current favorite.

I find I'm really taken with tender begonias too. It's a great way to honor the women in your past.  Your great-grandmother probably had a plant or two in her parlor.

 

The shaded nook on the Back Patio is doing really well.

I've loaded up on mimulus this year.

The plants come in a variety of colors and are constantly in bloom.

The salvias and agastaches are coming on strong now.

I'm pleased with how things are doing on the Front Porch too.

I haven't spent any time there enjoying the plants. 

For several days it was far too windy to be comfortable, and then the weather turned cool and gray.  We are now supposed to have nice warm sunny weather, so Front Porch here I come!

It's amazing how much the Mudroom flowerbed has filled in too.

There are lilies in the back that should bloom in July and I have a couple of vines that should help with some vertical color.  The bed is full of salvias and agastaches for two reasons.  The deer leave them alone...  

...and the hummingbirds enjoy the flowers.

This is a nice surprise.  A neighbor gave me this Japanese Iris last year. This year it is covered in large flat white blooms with yellow eyes. 

My sister planted a trellis of lavender and purple sweet peas.  Apparently there was a small issue with quality control - thus the surprise of a pop of red!  

I hope you enjoyed today's garden tour.

Fittingly for a garden-themed post, one year ago today Mom and I visited the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden at Wisley.   It was amazing!  So amazing there are two posts - here's the first post and here's the second one.