Lots of Blooms in the East Front Bed

Yesterday, I finally got a post up on the west of the front yard that was several days in the making.  I want to participate in Bloomin' Tuesday, hosted by Jean of Ms. Green Thumb Jean, so I'm posting 2 days in a row.  The bed I'm enjoying the most right now, is in the east of the front yard.  It was started a few years ago so I'd have room for some large annuals.  I ended up putting lots of perennials in it, but still have a few annuals in there. 

The Joe Pye Weed is taller than last year.

I am loving the oranges and pinks with bits of other colors here and there.

I figured out this is a mountain mint under the Joe Pye Weed.  I can't remember if I planted it.  The leaves are wider than the Virginia Mountain Mint and narrower  than the short toothed mountain mint.  I just looked to see if there are other varieties, and found there are more than 20 native species of this genus, Pycanthemum.  I'll be interested to see how big it gets.
 

The blue salvia is an annual that reseeded from the seedheads I placed there the previous fall.

We have been facing east, and heading south.

One of the 2 double poppies that came up from the seeds I planted looks like it will be pink.  (A third had come up, but didn't survive being moved to leave enough room for the others.)

I think this is a daylily I got from the bargain bin at a daylily place around 9 years ago.

I took these photos this morning before deadheading. 

I will be sad when all this color is finished for the season.

This one has a lady's name I can't remember, but it was a $22.00 splurge from the place where I got the bargain one above.  I was sad when they closed a couple years ago.

The 'September Charm' anemone is needing to be kept within the area I have allotted for it.

I have pulled the anemone from growing over this foxglove a few times.

I pinched back all of the mums, but this 'Debonair' has a bloom and lots of buds anyway.  I need to find out if it will still bloom in the fall if I cut it back now.

We are at the south end of the bed, facing east and a little south.

We have turned the corner, and are now facing north.

I've been hoping the stand of nigella will get thicker in the bare looking area above.

I've mentioned there used to be a circular bed here before we extended it to make it larger.  It looks like it is a circle from this area.

We are now facing west, and heading to the north.  I pinched back the Helenium, too, but it is blooming the same time of the season it did last year.

The name of this daylily is 'Wally'.  It is one I saw on a garden forum before I started blogging, and fell in love with it.

I think this is 'Strawberry Candy'.

I was pleased with how good the monarda foliage looked as I was deadheading it (after the photos were taken).  I'm thinking it will bloom again.  I think the reason the cosmos are blooming is because I did not cut them back like I usually do when I plant them.  They came with buds, and are continuing to develop new ones as they also grow taller.  Next to them, I have 3 zinnias growing together that I didn't get thinned.  I wonder if I should pull the middle one out.

I had to cut this yarrow back  to the ground last year because it was falling down.  I think I was going to pinch it back this year, but forgot to.

The 'Pia' hydrangea is blooming now.  I've been pleased with this plant.  I did not have success with the couple other kinds I tried in the past.

The bicycle planter has some plants that aren't doing so well, but there are still some that are providing some nice color to the area.

 I got this one with 'Wally'.  Isn't it pretty?

The volunteer cleomes are getting large enough to start blooming soon.

These are the first verbena bonariensis blooms in the front yard.  There aren't many in the back yet, but soon, the butterflies and bees will be gathering on them.

This is the north end of the bed, still facing west.

Facing south, the rattlesnake master plant is not as tall as last year, but it's looking good.

The plant on the right is a hibiscus.

The white blooming swamp milkweed is almost finished blooming.  The pink one is finished.

I decided not to thin the kiss me over the garden gate and love lies bleeding as much as I normally do.  They probably won't get as tall, but hopefully there will be plenty of blooms.

The love lies bleeding will be blooming soon.

The hibiscus will be putting on a show soon, as well.

It looks like I backed up a bit to take this and the previous photo.  I am amazed at the height of the Joe Pye Weed.  In a year or 2, there should be plants that tall on the other side of the sidewalk.

We are back to the view from our porch.

I have been checking Jean's blog today, and have noticed she has not done a Bloomin' Tuesday post so far.  I looked, and didn't see anywhere where she said she's not doing it this week, so I'm going to go ahead and publish this, and check back to see if she has us link in.  I plan for my next post to be shorter.

I hope you are having a good week.  It feels good to have a pretty clean house since we had to clean for company yesterday.  I do need to clean out a couple spaces, though.  Except for the last couple of years, when we all went to our son's and daughter-in-law's house for the fourth, we have a tradition of inviting both sides of our families over for supper.  They and our kids bring the fireworks, and a side dish.  My family doesn't always show up, and they didn't this year.  My dad may be going home from the hospital tomorrow.  Thanks for your get well wishes for him.