Summer Garden Flowers

 

Planting my flowers has begun.  I have the new garden bike out front.  Most of the planting is finished and now everything just needs to root and begin to grow.

I planted yellow begonias around the tree.  We have deer and bunnies galore with backing to a wooded area.  Flowers have to be bunny and deer proof.  Begonias are not a delicacy for them.  I hope by mid July these will bush up and really fill in around this tree.

My tree out front is large and gives off a lot of shade.  We have a southern exposure but the front of the house does get a lot of shade from this tree.  These rose impatiens like shade so I hung two baskets from the tree out front.

I had this old vintage planter so I added some  flowers to grow on the porch.  These flowers get afternoon and evening sunshine.

My Adirondack chairs are out.  We have a front patio and these are great to sit out on a warm evening and relax.  I am going to find a pretty outdoor rug to cover the patio out front.

I planted daisies,  lavender and a few other perennials in the front of the garden fence.  Apparently lavender is another plant that does not attract bunnies and deer.  
With this being our first summer in this house I am experimenting with what will not get eaten and what will thrive.  
My garden is going to be a work in progress.

I want to plant something along the fence to bring some color and interest in front of the fence.
 I have not figured out what just yet.
I thought about knock out roses but I am afraid the deer will be munching away.  Also thought about a couple of lilac bushes.  I want to see how the perennials do and how big they get before planting anything near the fence.
Maybe a nice planter box with trailing greens and  flowers would be nice on that fence.  This fence needs something to bring interest.

I put yellow marigolds around the mail box and in the flower beds near the front porch.  Marigolds are another flower deer and bunnies do not like.  So far that is proving to be true.

My lanterns are on this old chippy bench and have solar candles that light at night.  They are water proof and hold up well outside.  
No batteries required just sunshine for the solar power.
I am thinking of getting some floral sprays to cascade down the lanterns to pretty them up a little bit.

The garden this year is going to be experimental.  I am figuring out what will do well in part sun and shade and what will not be a delicacy to deer and bunnies.

I will share more pics as the garden begins to take shape and what I do with the white fence.

Terry has been working on seeding the front grass.  This house was not well cared for and the grass was pretty bad.  
He is getting grass to grow again out front.  
We are already seeing the grass filling in nicely.

This is my front door rug for summer.  Loved that it had the bike and basket of flowers.

I have to introduce you to this sweet guy.  He just loves when I water.  He comes and stands under the spray of the water.  He is a funny little thing.  Not afraid and very curious always with what I am doing.

When I was on my knees planting around the tree I turned around and there he was sitting right next to me watching what I was doing.

Hope if you are planting flowers it is going well.  Love seeing color with flowers coming to life in the front garden area.

Have a great rest of the week.
Hugs,
Kris