Garden Photo of the Day

Lena’s Garden in Summer

Beauty in the hot time of the year

By GPOD Contributor
view of garden through fence gate

Today we’re revisiting Lena White’s North Carolina garden.

I submitted photos of my spring favorites (Spring in Lena’s Garden), and summer has brought lots of heat to North Carolina as well as many other parts of the country. Even so, there’s been lots of early morning gardening and lots of color and joy, for which I am most grateful.

garden bed with mixed plants and succulent turtleMy ‘turtle’ project among the snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus, annual) and salvias (Salvia hybrids). He is planted with succulents.

garden shed surrounded by plantsMy shed with surrounding beds

view of garden from above, with arbor and bird bath‘White New Dawn’ rose (Rosa ‘White New Dawn’, Zones 5–10) on the arbor

view of garden through fence gateAnother view of the arbor

raised garden beds seen through upstairs windowRaised bed for vegetables

orange daylily with light pink phloxDaylily (Hemerocallis hybrid, Zones 4–9) and phlox (Phlox paniculata, Zones 4–8). Daylilies are brilliant, and since each flower only lasts one day, they deserve to be seen and celebrated.

garden shed viewed from aboveAnother view of the shed

colorful bird bath surrounded by plantsThis birdbath was made with an upside-down terra-cotta pot, an old table leg, and a porcelain bowl.

pink Stargazer lilyStargazer lily (Lilium ‘Stargazer’, Zones 4–9) has an amazing sweet-smelling fragrance.

group of plants with green and pink foliageA beautiful mass of caladiums (Caladium, Zones 9–11 or as a tender bulb), each with different patterns and colors. A few coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides, Zones 10–11 or as an annual) add to the diversity of color.

various vegetables just harvestedJust one day’s harvest from the raised vegetable beds.

 

Have a garden you’d like to share?

Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit!

To submit, send 5-10 photos to [email protected] along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear where you are located, how long you’ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden.

If you want to send photos in separate emails to the GPOD email box that is just fine.

Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #FineGardening!

You don’t have to be a professional garden photographer – check out our garden photography tips!

Do you receive the GPOD by email yet? Sign up here.

Fine Gardening Recommended Products

Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden, Revised and Updated Second Edition: A Natural Approach to Pest Control

Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs.

This revised and updated edition of Jessica Walliser’s award-winning Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden offers a valuable and science-backed plan for bringing balance back to the garden. With this indispensable gardening reference—now updated with new research, insights, and voices—learn how to create a healthy, balanced, and diverse garden capable of supporting a hard-working crew of beneficial pest-eating insects and eliminate the need for synthetic chemical pesticides.
Buy at Amazon

Gardener's Log Book from NYBG

Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs.

This weatherproof five-year log book includes the following features: · Sturdy waterproof cover to protect pages from rain and muddy soil · Lined pages and gridded paper for plotting beds · Five years of 12-month bloom and harvest grids for recording what you planted and when · Authoritative appendices on composting, pruning, pest and disease control, and container gardening · Useful reminders by season on fertilizing, mulching, and transplanting · Space for listing your favorite sources and suppliers.
Buy at Amazon

Spear & Jackson 4930FZ Razorsharp Telescopic Tree Pruner

Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs.

Telescopic tree pruner with SK5 carbon steel blade which stays sharper for longer. Variable length telescopic handle extends up to 92 Inch (2340mm). Lopper for cutting branches up to 1.2" (30mm). 13 inch (330mm) saw is ideal for cutting thicker branches. Supplied with a long cord and pull-action handle. Part of the Razorsharp Advantage collection, the obvious choice for gardeners who demand and expect precise, powerful performance. "Grow Your Own" Great British Growing 2020 Award Winners.
Buy at Amazon
X
View Comments

Comments

  1. garden1953 08/03/2021

    Wonderful gardens! Thanks for sharing!

    1. Begonia155 08/03/2021

      Thank you!

  2. runfortheroses 08/03/2021

    Nicely done! I like how the shed acts as a focal point

    1. Begonia155 08/03/2021

      Thank you!

  3. User avater
    treasuresmom 08/03/2021

    Love that birdbath!

    1. Begonia155 08/03/2021

      Thank you!

  4. User avater
    simplesue 08/03/2021

    If I had space for a vegetable garden- I'd want it to look exactly like yours!
    Yours is my idea of the perfect design- it not only gives you vegetables it's adds to the beauty of your garden.
    And...
    I just love the beautiful view through the white garden gate down the path with the fountain off to the side...so inviting!

    1. Begonia155 08/03/2021

      Thank you so much!

  5. btucker9675 08/03/2021

    What a terrific garden!! I'm totally stealing your turtle idea - wonderful!

    1. Begonia155 08/03/2021

      Thank you so much! I got the idea from Pinterest

  6. schatzi 08/03/2021

    Beautiful! And I am so-o-o jealous of the produce bounty - my mouth is watering looking at it! Great job.

    1. Begonia155 08/03/2021

      Thanks a lot! It’s a blessing!

  7. colleenak 08/03/2021

    Seeing your bountiful summer harvest is making me impatient with my veggies! I'm going out now to tell them to get a move on ;-)

    1. Begonia155 08/04/2021

      You tell em!

  8. nicki_s 08/03/2021

    Love the turtle and the birdbath!

    1. Begonia155 08/04/2021

      Thanks!

  9. TomGiles 08/04/2021

    Hi, I am TomGiles And I am a professional law essay writer Because of hard work I couldn't do anything, But gardening is my passion, That is the reason my home lown is full design with smell flowers and more special vegetable seeds.

  10. Mashabear21 08/26/2021

    If you’ve never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden. Thank you for sharing. @ | Boise Decking and Fencing

  11. Mashabear21 11/12/2021

    A beautiful garden like this is very stressful view. Gutter Repair Lehigh Valley

Log in or create an account to post a comment.

Related Articles

The Latest

How-To
Keep Moth Orchids Happy and They’ll Bloom Year After Year

For many people, picking up a potted moth ­orchid (Phalaenopsis spp. and cvs., Zones 10–12) is like buying cut flowers; they don’t care for the plant once it stops blooming.…
Design
4 Luck® Red Stripes White Variegated Clover Adds a Little Luck to Your Pots

While many gardeners might label white clover as a weed, this fast-filling, variegated selection is cute as a button in containers. With a mix of 3- and 4-palmate leaves, you’ll…
Design
Garden Tour of a Sustainable Native Plant Oasis Bursting with Fall Color

When Jeff Lorenz and Kayla Fell purchased this property in the Philadelphia suburbs, they knew they had their work cut out for them. A front and back yard of mostly…

Video

View All Videos
Design

Touring an Eco-friendly, Shady Backyard Retreat

You must be careful when you enter the backyard of garden designer Jeff Epping—not because you’re likely to trip on something, but because you might be dive-bombed by a pair…
Design

4 Midsummer Favorites From a Plant Breeder's Garden
Design

Garden Tour of a Sustainable Native Plant Oasis Bursting with Fall Color
Podcast: Let's Argue About Plants

Episode 170: High-Impact Native Plants with Uli Lorimer  
Podcast: Let's Argue About Plants

Episode 169: Great Foundation Plants