June is an amazing month for gardening and flower gazing. Truly a kick in the plants! Photos taken June 17, 2019 Kousa Dogwood put on a show in June! Deer resistant Allium (ornamental onion) Heuchera in bloom So many varieties of Allium to choose from! People “phlox” to the garden in June! Peonies droop from the size of their flowers! Siberian Iris put on a show Weigela Flowering Shrub blooms in June Aruncus dance in the...
OK here we go…..as the month of June arrives the landscape goes Ka-Bloom! June is a month we swoon over the natural beauty of bloomers in the landscape. My Mom told me there would be “daisies” like this. It’s a combination of sunshine along with perennials in their prime while the May planted annuals take root and begin to perform on nature’s stage. The landscape Roses radiate while the Peonies pop in their prime. Allium giganteum tower above the garden’s performance, while Sweet Woodruff and blooming Ajuga provide a carpet under stunning Iris. And no, Ajuga is not a spring break hot spot in the Caribbean. June can make you swoon to the intoxicating aroma of flowers in bloom as the landscape is full of life, arguably one of the most beautiful months of the year in Michigan. If you “plant”-isize about a beautiful garden June is your month. Don’t let your commitment swoon to the...