carol, just lovely. great tree for sure and such nice grounds. i love seeing how everyone puts there beds together. i'm really doing some major overhaul this year everything has grown beyond my expectations.

thanks for sharing.
maryanne

Just wonderful! I would like to have you as a neighbor.

Thanks! I'll be out there weeding today, the ground is nice and soft after last night's deluge.

What an inspiration! I just bought 7 teeny tiny Russian Sage the other day. Now I can't wait to plant them.

Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful! I'm so jealous, my russian sage has not performed at all this year. What am I doing wrong? I've had them for a couple of years but did move them last year. Do you cut yours back in the spring? Keep doing what you're doing.

I did cut them back to about 10" last spring and again this spring, after not doing it for several years. They really liked being chopped back. Everything you see is new growth. I also never water them (now that they're established). They seem to like it really hot and dry.

Lovely! What is the grass in the background of the first picture? Keep up the good work.

Your garden is lovely---I love the Russian Sage--

Thanks for sharing,

Florence

The grass is Miscanthus "Morning Light". I can see why it has that name, it really does look prettiest in the morning, backlit with sunshine. It blooms tall wine-red plumes in the fall.

Gotta love all that bee balm. Makes you want to dig in the garden more just to have that smell activated.

I love the way bee balm is fragrant all year long. Even in the dead of winter, if I tromp through that bed I get a whiff of springtime.

The succession of bloom this summer has been fantastic, thanks to the great weather. The bee balm is almost done now, but the enchinacea is in full bloom (better than ever). This is the first year my perennial garden has achieved constant bloom.

Nice photos --- you have a great garden

enjoy

I'm a fairly new gardener here in Z6. The Bee Balm is really pretty. Will it grow here and if so where and when should it be planted and what is the care?

Can someone help me out?

bon321 Monarda is easy to grow. If you have plants in hand, or you find some at a garden center, you can put them in the ground now. Otherwise put them in next spring. Beware that they are in the mint family = spreads. They can be kept in check by easily digging out what you don't want. They have a tendency to get powdery mildew. After they bloom, you can cut the foliage and flower stalks to the ground and it will resprout with nice foliage. Putting bee balm in the back of shorter plants will also help to hide unsightly foliage.
Have fun