Friday, July 24, 2009

Do You Need Some Late Summer Blooms?

If your garden is starting to wind down and peter out, we have plenty of options for you to fill in with late-bloomers.



New varieties of Hibiscus (Rose of Sharon) with much bigger flowers. These blooms are incredible.





Phlox looking full and fresh.



Liatris (Gay feather) is a great hardy perennial shown here in front of a delicate-leafed, flowering Lespedeza. (Honeybees are attracted to Lespedeza's pinkish- purple flowers which bloom in late summer when few other plants valuable to beekeepers are blooming.)