I love the colour of that hollyhock, Ang! Great pictures!

Thanks Laurie!

OK, I'm bonking myself on the head here... I didn't see that there was a thread for this week already (I was looking for a 'Week of ....' **bonk** LOL)

LOL That's okay, Ang. :) I was surprised that there hadn't been a thread started last week, but at this time of year everyone is busy. One thing i know - it isn't watering that's taking up my time!

LOL Same here, its not the watering that's taking my time either! So just WHAT am I so busy with?! LOL

My garden finally has something going on in it--very slow start here in N. Minnesota. Here are some pics from this morning:

Prairie Joy
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Swamp Milkweed
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And the reason one should grow Swamp Milkweed (monarch caterpillar):
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Echinacea pallida:
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Echinacea paradoxa:
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martagon lily with veronica speedwell:
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Blanc Double De Coubert
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English Delphinium (just planted this year, seed from New Zealand, must prettier than pacific delph in my opinion)
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African Foxglove with yarrow (heidi) and feverfew (white wonder)
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Nice combo: abique drinking gourd, ladies mantle, digitalis lutea:
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Monarda fistula and heliopsis
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Blue mirror delphinium and ornamental oregano:
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Salvia, Clarkia, Allium - sphaerocephalon, echinacea:
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The Fairy Rose:
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Carolyn

Oops--was cleaning up some duplicates in photobucket and removed the ones with links!

blanc dbl de coubert
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african foxglove with yarrow (heidi) and feverfew (whitewonder)
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Drinking abique gord, digitalis lutea and ladies mantle
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monarda with heliopsis
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