You garden is simply stunning, Rita. I like that you have a backdrop for your flowers. I live on 6 acres that were completely open when we built here several years ago. I'm thinking I need to plant some shrubs to better define the "garden/yard" & provide a better background for my flowers. I had the idea to define the yard with flower beds, but I should have thought of shrubs. I'm just not sure how to go about it, & these days, not sure I have the energy :)
Just remembered too, DH wouldn't let me put many shrubs in because where I want them is where the septic system & lines are. He was afraid the roots would get into the system. Oh well...
I love the planter with the salvia & verbena too, such nice colors together.

Geez, I didn't realize you had that much room. With 6 acres you must have plenty of potential sites for shrubs. I love the shrub border and it draws in many, many backyard songbirds to my yard that live here all day long. I remember it before I planted all the shrubs and like it so much better now.

The roses and lilies make a beautiful combo. I love the pot of salvia and verbena, too.

Debra

That pot with the pink verbena and salvia is outstanding. Wish I could find that color verbena here.

I had never seen that pink blush color verbena before. When I saw it, I grabbed it knowing it would make a great combo with the blue salvia. I love to add annuals as it gives me all summer color.

Your yard is wonderful. You have so much variety in it.
Val

Fantastic gardens Rita. I love all of it and the viola's look great. The blueberries look to need picking. mine haven't begun to ripen. they really are more of a northern berry but I have loads of green ones.. Everything looks great...Ellie

Very pretty, thanks for the 'tour'. You have a great way of placing everything.
cindy

Beautiful, beautiful, Rita. Those violas make a neat exclamation point of color, and I love the verbena, but the roses make it. And you know with Heirloom's newest "sale", I will be ordering again. Just have to figure out where to put them. You have the "Red Ribbons" among your many roses, don't you?
kay

All your roses and lilies are awesome...and your salvia and verbena are outstanding! What really caught my eye today are all the blueberries you have just ripe for picking and gobbling up by the handfuls!! My two granddaughters are just as much a blueberry hound as I am and they would be in heaven to be able to pick them off the vine and eat all they wanted!!! It's too hot to plant them here, except a few speacialty ones.....nothing like the cold, sweet ones yall can grow up there. Your pictures of your gardens are beautiful with your mix of textures and colors. Jan G.

Kay. I don't have Red Ribbons. Roses that are made to spread out do not work in my garden. I do like the pictures of the flowers on Red Ribbons when I see them. If you want something similiar that doesn't spread as much try EYEPAINT. Available at Vintage.

I just eat the blueberries right off the shrubs. They hardly ever get picked to bring inside.

The violas are a new crazy and I have them scattered here and there all around the garden. They give nice splatches of color.

WOW. I injoyed the tour.I love all the pictures of your gardens and plants.Those Blueberry bushes are just the right size,and I wish I had them here.I bought a smaill one at wal mart at the begining of spring,and the little thing had quite a few blueberries on it about 3 weeks ago.The bush is only about 2 1/2 feet tall..I need another one to go with it,Maybe in the fall,I can find another small one.,The orange Violas are very pretty, too.They won't grow here, only in the very early spring.

Jean

Very beautiful! Your neighbors must love seeing all your flowers without having to do the work! LOL!