Rose Lily Beloncia

Actually it is Lilium Oriental Lily 'Beloncia'!

Rose Lilies are a special group of lilies that have double flowers and they are spectacular!

'Beloncia' was in full bloom during the "Tour with the Masters" garden tour in July!  It caught the eye of everyone passing by it and you could hear when they saw it!  

One stem was all you needed for a perfect bridal bouquet!

Oriental Lilies are usually not long lived in our zone 4, but worth every season you have it to enjoy!

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A speciment plant for landscaping!

I especially enjoyed discovering this plant the same evening in two different gardens.  A great example of each of the two varieties available!

We see the pink frequently but not the green one! Both varieties are unique and attract attention!

Cotinus coggygria is the botanical name, by the way.

Most of us know it by it's common name of Smoke Bush/Tree

In the Lloyd Meyer garden

In the Peterson's garden

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Hostas and Oriental Garden Art

Oriental themed garden art is perfect for hosta gardens!

You'll find a wide variety of attractive displays in the Lloyd Meyer garden beds with their extensive collection of hostas and oriental yard art!  

The McNeilus Gardens

 I never miss a chance to visit the McNeilus gardens so we were glad to see they were welcoming our hosta society for another visit!  It is indeed a pleasure to roam among their many gardens and enjoy the beauty and peaceful environment that has been created.  There is always something new to enjoy.  It was a hot evening so this scene cooled us down fast!

A bit of whimsy in gardens is always good!

On the July Shades of Green Hosta Society Member Tour this month, it was delightful to find this scene welcoming us into one of our open gardens that evening!  Hope it makes you smile also!

I think that goat is sneaking up on the hat!

Fairy Door with Fairy Windows!

Well, I've had the Fairy Door for a few years now along with my napping gnome!  But, my "Fairy Garden Fun" friend, Rita, had the windows and I have been seriously coveting them!  This year she lost the stump the windows were on so she made a gift of them to me!  I was so excited and I think they look just great on my fence!  

Visions in Pink

We had a fun evening on the Shades of Green Hosta Society July Tour a few weeks ago.  Several of us met for a quick supper and accepted the invitation to tour our friends, The Peterson's, garden prior to the tour gardens.  Wow, The Peterson's garden is an understatement... it is more like The Peterson's Park! Awesome plantings ranging from hostas with companion shade plants to large plantings of lilies abundently blooming in the sun!  It takes 16 hours of mowing time to get that chore done there!

This astilbe was simply a vision in pink and that is the variety name!

'Visions in Pink'

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