Garden Glory

A little while ago I said that this year we looked like having a bumper crop of liliums.  I was right.

Many of them are out now, and I think they are amazing.  Some of the roses are lovely too.

It was stinking hot here yesterday so I lurked inside until I took these last shots just on and just after sunset last night.  They almost glow in the dark. 

These last two shots I took early this morning.  And they still almost glow.

T

And the liliums in the bed by the drive are now over seven feet tall and are still tightly in bud.  Watch this space.

Sunday Selections

Sunday Selections, brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, is an ongoing theme where participants post previously unused photos languishing in their files.

Anyone can join in, just post your photos under the Sunday Selections title, link back to Kim, then add your name to her Linky list at Frogpondsrock.

This week my theme is the garden - some shots of our summer garden in January 2008 when we were in the midst of an appalling drought.  Grass got sacrificed and plants were watered with water reclaimed from the washing machine, the shower, and anywhere else we could find it. 

If you click on the photos they will get bigger.

Scabby lawn, sacrificed to feed the garden.  Not a sacrifice I regret.