Okay, so, many flowers and this apple! We have two apple trees that, quite honestly, we had given up on. We planted them seven years ago, and despite looking rather healthy, didn’t do much. Last year, there was a glimmer of hope with a handful of blooms on each. This year there were even more blossoms. And now we have maybe a dozen fruits on each tree, so fingers crossed I’ll have some more excitement in the form of ripe fall apples. Huzzah!

orange horned poppy

Off to the rest of the garden, with nearly every flower that’s bloomed thus far. It is always so satisfying to see our bounty in photographic form. We grew these!

prickly poppy bonanza!

scabiosa

milkweed

peony

lamb’s ear

red hot poker

sunflower – of which we have probably a hundred ~ a chirping, buzzing delight for the senses.

the hollyhocks keep volunteering!

ratibida

callirhoe

echinacea!

I can hardly believe this survived, as in our garden, we mostly call it rabbit candy because they go nuts for it, generally mowing it to the ground in short order.

monarda

traditional pink and blue hyssop

yarrow

yucca

jupiter’s beard

lavender

desert willow, which isn’t a willow at all…

Happy Summer Friday to you, dear reader!