Red Hot!

Both the temperature and the kniphofia "Red Hot Poker". What a fabulous plant. These were given to me last spring, but, as expected, they did not bloom last year. This year they are putting on quite a show. What a dramatic addition to the garden.

The other plant is another garden phlox which I planted last year as well. So pretty.

This weekend is our first blazing hot spell of the summer. We should see 100 today. Fortunately we have had lots of rain, so everything should survive this short lived intense heat.

In full bloom

I couldn't resist all the photos in this post.

I try to do as much organic gardening as possible. I use very few chemicals. The exception is for poison ivy. Round-up here we come! The nasty stuff in this photo has already been sprayed twice, and it is still green! But, I will keep at it.

I thought a photo of some of our fish would be fun. I really thought the pond was empty of them. We were given some nice size fish in March. We may have still had some, or those five have been very prolific. The great blue heron is aware of the arrivals. He visited today.

The pink and white flowers are Peppermint phlox. I planted it last fall. What a delightful plant. I have also posted a white crinum lily, a purple stokes aster and liatrus, which are the tall, spiky purple flowers.