Garden Tour mid-June 2026

Since this is the most effort we have put into gardening in a long time, I feel it's worth an update.  Especially since I wrecked my sciatic nerve working on it.  The garden beds have not been weeded, because of said sciatica.

The Mailbox Garden

The mailbox garden: 

snapdragons (finished blooming)

marigolds (yellow)

and balloon flowers - just starting to bloom.

Five of the six marigolds I planted have survived.

The balloon flowers are just starting to bloom!

Directly in front of the house (facing north, shady)

Geranium - a gift from the
church music director

The burnt-sienna colored coleus leaves
are being eaten by something.  And 
I think I made a mistake and planted too
much in this one pot.  

Astilbe.  Recommended for shade, and 
deer resistant.  I was only able to
plant one before being chastised by
that nerve in my leg.
I am underimpressed by this one plant.

Bleeding heart, one of two plants.
This will lose all its foliage before too long.
And then, God willing, will surge forth
in the spring and produce
those delicate hanging gems of flowers.

The "hillside" nearest the neighbor (visible from the street)

Lamb's ears (perennials, planted by me)
Verbena and Lantana (annuals, planted by
the Common Household Husband)

Verbena

Lantana

The west side - just planted this year with perennials.  

It has been hard to grow things here.

The west side, from the top.
This is on a slope.
That day lily has zero blooms.
When it does get blooms, the
creatures eat them, so maybe 
it gave up.

Bee balm - getting close to the end
of blooming.  This was gorgeous and
very satisfying to see.  I don't know
if they will bloom again this season.

Snow-in-summer.  This was done blooming
a month ago.  I love the delicate tiny
whiter-than-white flowers.

This spirea bush is almost done blooming. 

It's very bushy.  In the process of putting

together this blog post, I discovered it is

considered invasive in PA.

Blackeyed Susans.  The one in the back
is from the garden store; the others are 
a gift from the neighbor. No blooms (yet?).
That plant on the right is a mystery plant that
miraculously came back from last year.

Yarrow (tall, red) and coreopsis (yellow-orange).

Sedum.  These put forth a few little yellow flowers
which were delightful. But I  guess they are done.

This same garden bed, from below.

The east side of the house  

This is managed by the Common Household Husband, and has

practically no weeds. The plants are healthy and thick.  

That green foliage blooms bright yellow

 flowers earlier  in the spring.  

I have no idea what it is called.

The more purply plants are a large 

variety of sedum.  

The gardens are going to have to do the rest of the growing and blooming by themselves because I am currently incapable of doing any maintenance.  The blooms we are seeing give me hope.