Long Island June Garden in Bloom



It is June and my Long Island garden is at its prime with blooms of peony, roses and salvia alongside colorful evergreen shrubs in shades of blue and gold. The peony are displaying the largest blooms I have ever seen and the roses are blooming profusely and it all seems to have happened almost overnight. The gardens were set back later than I have ever experienced with the occurrence of Hurricane Sandy in November of 2012 followed by a noreaster a week later and a winter blizzard in 2013. The gardens seemed like they would never recover but as the temperatures finally started to warm into the 70s and the rains came down in May rather than April the gardens have come to life once more and are doing just fine.

 

June Perennial Garden

Paeony Karl Rosenfeld

Evergreen and Perennial Garden

Raised Garden Berm

Roses and Chives

Siberian Iris

Double Knock Out Rose Red

Peony and Salvia

Salvia May Night

Double Knock Out Rose and Nepeta

Paeony Karl Rosenfeld

I hope the gardens continue on this track for the remainder of the summer and into the fall.  Its funny how "Mother Nature" works.  They seem to have re-adjusted themselves and are now back on schedule to this gardeners delight.  I am looking forward to what is yet to come.

As Always...Happy Gardening!

Author: Lee@A Guide To Northeastern Gardening, Copyright 2013. All rights reserved