Kate, I'd say this is a typical time for it to bloom.

I love bed shots. That is my favorite, but you have a lot of pretty blooms. The Sun King clump is pretty as are Red Skeleons and Foxhaven Annie, but Primal Scream is my favorite single bloom.

kay

Love the garden shot, a burst of color! Nice to see someone else is growing Metaphor, I like mine, it actually rebloomed for me last season. Enjoy the wedding!

Sherry

Yipe! Today is Wednesday. I am confused!

As I wrote in my post, weddings can do that!! At least you would have been there a day early! :) Hope it is a great day.

Red Skeletons makes a big statement in the garden. Red Grace has a slight white edge.

Love your garden bed shot and my favorite of the blooms is Siloam Amazing Grace. Sun King is very deserving of it's name!

Enjoy the wedding! Nice group of blooms. My favorites include Foxhaven Annie and Siloam Amazing Grace. Great garden shot as well.

Lori

I like the subtle colors on Foxhaven Annie. Really nice shot of it. I always like Siloam Amazing Grace, and while I'm on yellows like your Sun King Clump as well. A lovely bed shot. I know from personal experience with my camera, that your bed is probably even more awesome in person.. The lighter colors in my shots always appear to be bleached out on "film", when to the naked eye they are still colorful. and sparkling..........Maryl

Maryl, yes I do get disappointed with my garden shots for that reason. I often delete most of them. The sunset setting on the camera has helped this to some extent. That's what this one was taken with, which makes it look like it was really shady, when it was only a passing cloud.