For most of us the iris season is over. Mine was very satisfying but now I want to see what else you do for color in garden in July. Here is some of mine.
Rudbeckia and summer phlox

Daylily seedling

Summer Phlox

Rudbeckia

Phlox 'David'



Hosta 'Great Expectations'



Echinacea

Seedling Rudbeckia

'Rose Parade'

I'm also watching seed pods!

So pretty! And good looking seed pods there.

Beautiful flowers! And I love your daylily seedling!

I should check the pods, but not during the next 2 days when it is supposed to feel like Hades. Since i wouldn't be able to plant a couple of MDBs & 3 order boxes came today. Luckily I didn't order many.

Here's some pictures from our camping trip 3 weeks ago... &:-) There's a little color... not bad for 9000 ft. &:-)

Aspens and wild roses near St. Elmo, CO



Iris Missourriensis at Twin Lakes, CO






Iris at St. Elmo..

I've seen individual clumps of Missourriensis in Wyoming but seeing a full field is amazing.

Wonderful pics, Naomi! That field of irises! And I think I'll just leave the pic of the stream up and stare at it all day. It looks so cool and inviting.

Fantastic pictures, Naomi! Takes me back to my youth when I used to go camping at Yosemite all the time...

LYCEAN, ANGELIC MESSENGER, STRAWBERRY CANDY, WREN'S SONG

Stephanie..lovely pictures. Strawberry Candy is the pollen parent of the seedling pictured at the start of this thread.

My garden is a big work in progress as I gradually empty the hundreds of pots from our move but I am enjoying the veggie garden and individual blooms here and there, and taking pictures of everything helps me in deciding what would look good together.

a few more

~~(thanks Betty for Spider Miracle!)

Last photo~cilantro blooms, the only good thing about it! Bleh, hubby planted it for salsa.

Just spectacular. Just what I need to see...color. Thanks for sharing.

Once again the most beautiful, incredible photos! And I really love your landscaping project -- were those pictures taken from your 2nd floor deck?

Yes Betty, my bedroom balcony/deck.

Thank you for the comments, all. I told my husband that he should have taken a picture of me rolling around in the field! ha ha! I've NEVER seen so many in one place.

Sue and Stephanie, your pictures are gorgeous!!! Thanks so much for sharing! My first love is iris, but I'm beginning to collect a few daylilies too, so I'm really loving those pics!
Naomi