As July draws to a close, things are really getting hot here in the middle of the country. Some of my flowers are giving up on blooming (and the grasshoppers are getting fat on the rest). My beautiful pink primroses are basically stalks standing bare. I'm busy deadheading and pruning back some of the spring plants, but the purple cone flowers and black eyed susans are flourishing in the heat. The daylilies add bright spots of orange and the old fashioned tiger lilies add a big burst of orange with black spots. I love the way the garden transitions from one view to another as the season progresses. If I keep the faded flowers deadheaded - which I have to admit, I get rather lazy about - then there is a continual show of colors right into fall.
Besides the mums and ornamental grasses which will soon be ready for their show, I'm thinking of other ways to dress of my garden for fall. I think some colorful plants in containers with dried wheat or sorghum heads or even some interesting branches might make some great ways to dress up things when the summer flowers are finished. I'll add some pics when I get them together.
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