This is a snapshot of what is going on in my yard on this first of July. We have had a few rainstorms that have made everything very happy. The plants are really coming in now and it will only be a matter of time until I will be picking bouquets!
Several lisianthus are blooming: white, purple and plum. 
Statice plugs from Piney Ridge Greenhouse are doing great. 
Larkspur. 
Flowering tobacco or nicotania. 
Blue cornflower or Bachelors Buttons. 
Amaranthus. 
Celosia. 
Cosmos. 
Cosmos. 
Artemisia. 
Dahlias. 
Orach.
Dahlia. 
My mum cuttings have been pinched back to six leaves. 
Lots of veggies and salad greens are getting huge!
What is going on at your house?
Exploring Iowa 
Beautiful, simply beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing your summer progress. Your new gardens are doing great! I’m so happy the hail went around you.
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