flowers too, of course

I have these tall lilies by the porch. I think I planted them 5 or 6 years ago, so I have a pretty good clump of them by now. They are pretty stunning when blooming.
These equally tall, but pink, lilies are in the same garden. Together, they put on quite a show.
These gorgeous red lilies are down by the gazebo. I adore this dark red.

Isn't this a great lily?

The coreopsis is starting to bloom. I think these little bright yellow flowers and fine foliage are very pretty. They brighten up the summer garden.

Had to show you this spiderwort. These white and purple blooms appear to be on the same plant. Many years ago, I put in what looked like one plant and it had both colors when it bloomed. Now I have at least 3 clumps that have both colors blooming side by side.

Most of the white blooms have this cool purple center. A few are totally white, but I like the purple centered ones best.

This coneflower is either a native Minnesota wildflower that volunteers in one of my lakeshore gardens - or it's from a packet of Colorado wildflower seeds that Mark brought back from the Denver airport many years ago. Whichever, it's very cool and seems to love lots of sun and fairly dry soil. The leaves are very similar to blue flax.

This is a volunteer bellflower. I love the little flower so much that I have a tat on my ankle that looks very similar to one of these blooms!

This I believe is a cluster bellflower that one of my gardening neighbors gave me. The blurry yellow behind it is the evening primrose. Kind of a nice combo. They are both spreaders, so in a few years, this may be what the entire garden looks like!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY,

DAD AND EVERETT AND MARK!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ANNI & TOM!

what is this plant???

HELP!!! My French teacher, Nadine, gave me this plant this spring. She didn't know the name of it - only that it likes some sun and spreads. I have two photos of it here - you can see the leaves and the buds. The buds are a dark pink or red - and then open into this cheery yellow flower. My neighbor's daughter has some blooming at her new home also - and we would really appreciate it if anyone knows what they are. One thought I had was evening primrose or sundrops - but no clue if this is the leaf for that plant.

This is my first lily to open - isn't it gorgeous??? A neighbor had these blooming in her garden last year, and I told her if she ever divided them I would love to have a bulb or two. She came down later that afternoon with a half dozen plants!!! What a great gardening friend - thanks Anne-Marie! Now I have them in 4 different garden spots.

A delphinium that I have had forever. I love these when the sun is shining through the leaves like this. Below is more of the flower stalk. What great showy back-of-the-border gems these are.

And this is another clematis on the gazebo - sorry, I don't know the name of it.