My day lilies are almost all blooming now. Last year I moved one cultivar to the front of the house, and when I picked up three new varieties at the WVU Greenhouse this year, I took the opportunity to move some other flowers out so most of the day lilies could be in the front bed.

There are also several species of Asiatic lilies blooming, but as I’ve mentioned before, I don’t like them, and really don’t like their smell, so I’m not too excited about trying to get close to photograph them. I may move them next year, because their scent is overwhelming.

Jasmine. This is a potted plant I put on the deck every summer, and every winter I wonder if it’s going to survive the basement and the cats.

Echinacia, or purple cone flower

I have Echinacia growing in several different places, as well as a couple of volunteer plants in random places.

Various Day Lily Cultivars

This cultivar has smaller flowers, but they are very abundant and flower for awhile.

This Candy Wine cultivar is the second day lily I bought.

Hosta. I have multiple hostas in multiple places because I have a lot of shade.

Balloon flowers. I love the color of these. They puff up (like the buds in the background are starting to do, and then open widely for several days.

Butterfly Bush

Wild Strawberry

Painted Fern. I have a good yard for ferns, since I have a lot of shade.

Pumpkin. Planted pie pumpkins on a whim this year. I expect nothing, but we’ll wait and see what happens.

Yarrow. I neglect this plant, yet still it thrives in the back of the house.