I can’t believe we’re halfway through July already! Summer just seems like it is flying by, but then it always does. I have a ton of blooms to share with you this month. I think July is my favorite month in the garden, because it seems like everything is in bloom.
Here’s what’s blooming in my garden this month:
The lilies are going crazy putting on a dazzling hillside show for anyone who stops by.

The tomatoes are going crazy with blooms and tiny tomatoes. I even had my first two tiny red tomatoes over the weekend. Woot!

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Happy Fourth of July! I wanted to share some of the fireworks in my garden with you today. OK, so you have to use your imagination a little, but don’t these plants look a little like fireworks? I think it’s my gardens way of celebrating the 4th of July.
The flowering cabbage looks like a firework that just exploded.

The flowering kale looks like those fireworks or sparklers that have lights going straight out.
 
The cinnamon basil looks like fireworks on full display, with the little lights trailing behind.

The lilies look like fireworks just starting to explode.

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I used to scoff at Stella De Oro, I thought it was way to plain for my garden, you see it everywhere blooming it’s little heart out. Now I know why so many people grow this mighty little plant. It’s the longest blooming lily there is.

Stella De Oro blooms from early June to late July, and even into August in our area. No other lily in my garden blooms nearly that long. Most put on  spectacular show, but they’re done blooming in a couple weeks.
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