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June Flowers

Enufstuff — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:32:23 GMT

Previously, I posted our Spring flowers.

These are the flowers that have bloomed in June.

There are pink Hibiscus, Iris, salmon Geraniums, yellow Begonias and pink New Guinea Impatiens.

I also switched out my Spring door wreaths for my Summer wreaths.

For the front door, I made a grapevine wreath with blue Hydrangea and little vintage spun cotton birds with real feathers.

On the back door is a multi color floral wreath from Balsam Hill.

I'll add more Summer flowers, as they bloom.

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LadybugDG — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:44:08 GMT

All so pretty!! 🌺🌷🌼🌻

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Nonametoday — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:51:08 GMT

So very beautiful. I love the combination of blue, pink and yellow in the garden. It's just so sweet, so striking and yet perfect.

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Oznell — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 01:04:39 GMT

Mmmm, delectable, @Enufstuff -- thank you for posting such beauties!

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Puggywuggy — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 01:10:06 GMT

Just lovely!!

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Goodie2shoes — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 01:42:19 GMT

Beautiful and I love the floral wreath! I have Begonias in banister pots around my patio wall and I also have Salvia's (red and purple) also in banister pots along the same wall. I will never buy Salvia's again, I have to water them every single day ! They wilt every day unless I water them and today looking out my patio window I see a squirrel sitting on my patio wall pulling leaves off the Salvia and eating them !! He was having lunch and went from one pot to another, I scared him off but I know he will be back ! Also the Salvia flowers attract ants! I started breaking off the dead flowers so more would grow and a bunch of ants started crawling on my hands ! Yuck.

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SportyShorty07 — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 01:51:18 GMT

@Enufstuff Your June flowers and wreaths are so beautiful ! I love all of the vivid colors of the different flowers and the bright green leaves surrounding the big blossoms in each planter. I can tell that your plants are very happy and strong plants! I want to find a lipstick that's the exact color as the pink hibiscus. The irises are such a dreamy blue violet color. Such romantic peachy salmon geraniums. The yellow begonias are so cherrful with such a radiant sunshine yellow color. The Pink New Guinea Impatiens remind me of a Bare Minerals bounce and blur blush i have in the color "Pink Sky".

Your handmade blue hydrangea wreath with the birds is so charming- especially wiht the two adorable birds perched on the wreath! The multic color wreath is such a summery burst of color- really pretty! Thank you for sharing such beautoful photos- they made my day .

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DSD2 — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 01:56:27 GMT

The irises and geraniums are especially beautiful!!

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Enufstuff — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 02:45:28 GMT

@SportyShorty07 Thank you so much. My husband takes good care of the plants, watering just about every day.

He cut both the front and back lawns this week and I caught him climbing a ladder to trim the bittersweet vines

that grow by the back of the house. At 86 years old, I have begged him to keep off the ladder. I have no control over him, worse than an ornery teenager. And don't get me started on how he works for hours on end in the heat and humidity. I try to impress upon him how dangerous it is. At his age, he shouldn't even be outdoors in such weather.

My son will trim the vines, but he works late every day and my husband is so impatient. He wants everything done, yesterday. He can't stand for everything to not be perfect, every day. I don't put any demands on him.

He does it to himself.

I love that color pink of Hibiscus, it is my favorite.

It would be a lovely color for a lipstick.

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Enufstuff — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 02:43:58 GMT

@Goodie2shoes Critters do attack plants and we had squirrels

eating the geraniums. I got red pepper.

Squirrels do not like red pepper. If you have a dollar store nearby, get the least expensive red pepper and shake it on to the plants. It should deter them.

When we get suet for the birds, the squirrels devour it. We got the suet with red pepper and the squirrels won't touch it.

There are sprays for ants, but if you don't want chemicals, you could probably find something online, to

use to repel ants.

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SportyShorty07 — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:29:18 GMT

@Enufstuff Your husband is a great gardener ! He's a stuntman too with his use of a tall ladder at 86 years old and gardening late into a hot day. He seems be the type of guy who wants to see a gardening project through until its done perfectly, no matter how long it takes or how hot the day is. Has he tried the cooling towels that are sometimes showcased on QVC ? They have a fiber technology that holds onto ice water and the towels can be warn around the neck to cool people down when they're outside on a hot day.

The pink hibiscus would also be such a pretty nail color- I'll see if Essie or OPI have a similar color .

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Goodie2shoes — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:40:57 GMT

@ Enufstuff thanks for the advice ! I will be buying red pepper and ant spray tomorrow !

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Spacrazy — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:48:37 GMT

Your pictures are beautiful and beyond. What a joy it must be for you to look at every day. Enjoy and thanks for sharing...

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meallen616 — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 09:56:20 GMT

Your flowers and wreaths are sooo pretty. Thanks for posting,

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ciao_bella — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 11:32:17 GMT

Beautiful flowers! Irises will always be special to me because they were my mother's favorite flower. Before we sold her house after her passing, both my sister and I dug up some of the her beautiful iris bulbs and planted them in our own flower beds as a wonderful remembrance of her.

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lynnie61 — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:23:26 GMT

@Enufstuff Your flowers are beauties! I love the wreath too.

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PamfromCT — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:13:45 GMT

@Enufstuff, alt at all surprised to see pictures of your glorious gardens! And your door arrangements are so beautiful!

As I have mentioned before to you, my DH and your DH could be brothers. Except your variety of flowers and colors are so spectacular. Yes, I try to keep my 83 year-old in check. But he loves the outdoors and our home.

We do have several birdhouses here, two of which were made by the the Amish. A couple simple style for bluebirds. All on poles. To keep bears and other critters away from them, my DH sprinkles wolf urine around the bases. It works! And Amazon sells wolf urine! Who knew!

Enjoy your heavenly garden!

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Iwantcoffee — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:08:25 GMT

Your flowers and wreaths are so pretty. Thank you for posting.

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kindred cats — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:31:26 GMT

Beautiful flowers! I love your iris. I must get more for our planting area.

Very inspiring to see your photos.

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We rescue cats — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:34:32 GMT

Beautiful!!! I've not planted much in the way of blooms this year. The plant budget for trees and shrubs since we filled in the pool last year and had huge empty area. I put up one hanging basket and my beloved heliotrope . . . so at least it smells good and I can enjoy your photos!