"And since all this loveliness cannot be Heaven, I know in my heart it is June."
– Abba Woolson
My backyard boulder garden has lots of textures that make it interesting even when not in bloom - the mark of a true garden, IMO.
The unusually hot weather of May continued into June and with very little rainfall I spent a lot of time weeding and watering. The daylilies suffered from the warm, humid weather in Spring and had an ugly fungus that turned its blades yellow. I have decided to move them to another location and replace them with coneflowers which bloom for a much longer season and don't have problems with fungus.
June begins with the arrival of the dreaded devastating Japanese beetle. I put out 6 traps and they easily fill up. I also pick them off in the early morning and evening and feed them to my chickens.
My 'moonbeam' coreopsis did very well this year and I want to add more of them due to their long bloom season. My favorite color palette is orange/yellow/red and blue/purple . Sometimes pinks and whites sneak in.
I still find it amazing that I have asters blooming in June ! Also discovered my banana palm has a bunch of small fruits on it. Most unusual.
Amazingly, and at only 3-4 ' high, this banana palm has fruit.
Alas June is at an end and the hottest and wettest month, July is just around the corner.
