Summer Garden

I think most of you have been dealing with some pretty hot weather lately.  We've been having a heat wave in Michigan too, but so far the gardens are doing ok although Bob's been working to keep them watered.
Here's how things are looking in our yard at the moment.

On the side of the house, by the gate, things are growing like crazy!  The big bush on the right is an oak leaf hydrangea.

This is one of the flowers on it.  We have several of these plants  and they like the shade.  The flowers last all summer.

Here's the other side of the house.

These lilies are blooming in that bed.  Bob ordered them quite a few years ago.  They were supposed to be red, low growing lilies.  Instead we got these pink and white lilies, growing 2 feet tall! We think that was a happy mistake.

Here's the back yard

In the back is this rose bush that starts a fairly deep yellow.

As it gets older it turns a cream color and when it's about done, it gets these pink edges.

Also in the back, the tomatoes are growing!

And so is the basil.

The little woods area on the side yard is full of hosta and ferns.

It's such a fun time of year, seems there is something new blooming all the time. I look at all the varieties of plants, some flower, others don't, but they are all beautiful in their own way.  I look at them and think what an amazing Creator to fill the earth with so many different types of beauty!