Enjoy some beautiful photos of TheGardenLady’s garden, courtesy of Laura’s Photography.
Flowers Growing in the TheGardenLady’s Garden
TheGardenLady readers might like to see a list of the flowers growing in my garden this year.
A list of most of the Plants in TheGardenLady’s garden
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People Enjoy Lilies in TheGardenLady’s Garden
lily by Per Ola Wiberg ~ Powi
I love any flower in the Lilium Family. I love them and not just because my mother’s name was Lillian and my granddaughter’s name is Lillian. There are many plants with the name lily in them, but the ones that have the WOW flowers are the true Lilies. Google up Images when you type in Lilum and you will see why.
I keep adding more and more lilies to my garden. The only worry is that deer love them, too.
People Enjoy Crape Myrtle in TheGardenLady’s Garden
Lagerstroemia by Koshyk
TheGardenLady is back to writing about some of the flowers in her garden that make people stop and ooh and aah. Today she will talk about Crape myrtle, also known as Lagerstroemia, which is the Latin name for this gorgeous large shrub or small tree that blooms in late summer.
TheGardenLady is so thrilled that they have developed Crape myrtles that are hardy to USDA Hardiness Temp. Zone 6 so that I can have this show off shrub in my garden. Up until these new hardy plants were developed, Crape myrtles only grew in Zones 7-9.  (see here)
These are called four season plants because their bark is interesting in the winter, some have maroon new leaves in the spring, they have flowers in summer and their foliage may turn color in the fall.
People Enjoy Lilies in TheGardenLady’s Garden
 lily by Per Ola Wiberg ~ Powi
TheGardenLady continues to write about some of the flowers in her garden that make people stop and ooh and aah. Today she will write a little about lilies.
Tiger lilies by Lida Rose
I love any flower in the Lilium Family. I love them and not just because my mother’s name was Lillian and my granddaughter’s name is Lillian. There are many plants with the name lily in them, but the ones that have the WOW flowers are the true Lilies. Google up Images when you type in Lilum and you will see why. I keep adding more and more lilies to my garden. The only worry is that deer love them, too.
People Enjoy Hydrangeas in TheGardenLady’s Garden
hydrangea blooming-01 by kazukichi
TheGardenLady continues to write about some of the flowers in her garden that make people stop and ooh and aah. Today she will talk about hydrangeas.
Paz e Esperança by Eduardo Amorim
There are so many different hydrangeas that you can choose from. They have lovely, wonderful and showy flowers and some plants have interesting leaves. They are called the workhorses in the garden because, as this fact sheet says, “they can be grown in either full sun or partial shade. They are resistant to most insects and diseases. They can be grown in a wide range of soil but prefer a rich, moist soil and should be planted where watering will not be a problem.”
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People Enjoy Irises in TheGardenLady’s Garden
Wild Iris by macropoulos
TheGardenLady wants to continue to write about some of the flowers in her garden that make people stop and ooh and aah. Today she will talk about irises.
2012 has been a spectacular year for irises. I love them all but am particularly fond of the dark purple Siberian Iris.
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People Enjoy Roses in TheGardenLady’s Garden
For you… by VinothChandar
TheGardenLady wants to continue to write about some of the flowers in her garden that make people stop and ooh and aah. Today she will talk about roses.
There’s a reason why roses are the most popular flower in the world. Even Shakespeare immortalized the rose by writing “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
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People Enjoy Rhododendrons and Azaleas in TheGardenLady’s Garden
Rhododendrons and azalea by London looks
In the last two posts(here and here), TheGardenLady talked about the hellebores and peonies in her garden, flowers that make people stop and ooh and aah. Today she will talk about some more flowers in her garden that have the WOW factor.  These flowers are rhododendrons and azaleas.
Rhododendron and Azaleas by David Le Masurier
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People Enjoy the Hellebores in TheGardenLady’s Garden
Pretty in pink by fotovision47
As people compliment my garden when they walk by, I take mental notes of which flowers have the WOW factor that encourage these compliments. Even though everyone loves lilacs, for example, they do not elicit compliments. Nor do showy plants like canna lilies, salvias or zinnias. Of course, flowers planted in large groups, like evening primroses or the overall effect of a plant situated in the lovely landscaping elicits compliments. However, in the next several weeks I will be listing 9 plants that make people stop in their tracks or in their cars to tell me how impressed they are or to take photos. Almost all the plants chosen do have huge, showy flowers- nothing subtle about them. To me they are the fireworks that are the big grand finale in a fireworks show.
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