Nothing says mid-summer to me like Beebalm (Monarda didyma) and Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides). Both stands are abundant in my yard right now as we settle into July with its hot summer days.
I’ve added the last of the white foxglove (Digitalis purpurea alba) and a few pink-red daylilies (Hemerocallis no ID). Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) is a cheerful favorite of mine and a few fronds of Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) complete the arrangement.
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In the Garden, who hosts a weekly meme to showcase arrangements created from our gardens. Wander over to see what gardeners all over the world are arranging this week.
Eliza Waters 
Beautiful Eliza 🌸💕
Thank you kindly, Karen! 🙂
Wonderful floral arrangements Eliza! Have a very good new week 🙂
Thank you, Beth!
What a delightful arrangement of flowers!
Thank you, Anne!
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Yet more flowers we don’t get in UK, that loosestrife is amazing!
A native of China and Japan, it has made its way to Russia, Europe and the US. Some find it invasive, but it is pretty easy to control. It’s a great cutflower and has a pretty red fall colour.
So unusual!
What a lovely, perfect, matching combination of flowers, vase and napkin (??)!! I love the Gooseneck Loosestrife….does it have a nice scent? Last year two very tall Fleabane’s were growing here, this year: none, funny how they come and go.
Thank you, Alice. No notable scent to the gooseneck, good cutflower though. The fleabanes are self-sowing annuals, so look for their roundish, scalloped leaves in spring. I let them colonize the fields, but a few make it into gardens, too.
Wonderful!
Thank you, Stephanie! Have you been making any arrangements this summer?
I also love Fleabane, beautiful bunch this week 🌺
Thank you, Haile!
Such a cheerful arrangement, Eliza. It reminds me of fireworks. Fleabane is a favorite of mine, too. 🙂
Thank you, Robin. I love all daisies, they’re so spritely. And the monarda certainly do look explosive. 😉
Beautiful. I think I need some loosestrife in my garden because it is lovely. 🙂 Very patriotic.
Thank you, Judy. Yes, add a little delphinium, purple sage or larkspur and you’d have the requisite tricolor.
BTW, I’m coming through your area next Monday…do you have time for lunch? I could bring your some plants. 🙂
Oh my goodness. Where will you be?
Coming through Portsmouth on my way to ME. I can veer off a ways if need be. What is that restaurant that you sometimes post about? The Harvest or Barn or?? I forget.
Portsmouth, Hampton, Newington, Kittery or whatever town is close for you.
Email me at elizawaters7.5acres@gmail.com
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Strangely I have just acquired some whote loostrife and a monarda in the last week – hope they settle in well and appear in a vase perhaps next year! The contrast f the whote and red blooms make the vase look reall fresh – thank you for sharing
Thank you, Cathy. Hope they do well for you.
Eliza, that’s lovely!
Thank you very much, Cynthia!
Hi Eliza. The loosestrife is gorgeous–great combination of whites accented with red flowers. (I think loosestrife is invasive here so I shall enjoy yours from afar.) My monarda is finishing up. The hummingbirds and a variety of insects love it.
Thanks, Susie. I’ve ripped out loosestrife many times, but I do adore its various species. Matter of fact, the flowers I used here were torn out by the roots to keep it in check. Monarda is in the field, so no ‘checking’ needed. The hummer has been doing his territorial swoop dance above it – haha!
My Monarda has taken over one entire bed. Should have planted it in a field somewhere (even though I don’t have a field myself). Love the fragrance.
It does take over and needs its own space, lovely that it is. I almost bought some wild bergamot to raise for tea, but never ordered it (Earl Grey, which has bergamot, is my favorite). I imagine it’d be heavenly fresh.
Simply beautiful. Especially the last photo. 🙂 I used Fleabane in my vase today too, and it is so lovely to feel that connection to you and your garden so many miles away Eliza!
Thank you, Cathy. I love the kinship! ❤
Gorgeous! So pretty and fresh with your perky vase and table cloth.
Thank you so much, Marian!
Adorable! Love the way the loosestrife makes it swing 🙂
Thank you, Annette!
Great description!
Thank you, Albert.
A great combination as always, Eliza! I love the way the Gooseneck Loosestrife droops and points in various directions. Happy Monday!
Thank you, Peter!
Eliza
I love the bouquets just beautiful. Hot and humid is coming back. I sure enjoyed the cool weather we had. No pumpkins or cukes this year, seeds both times planting. Pulling up giant jewel weed, the poor blackberries had to grow 12 feet tall to be above them! I so enjoy your gardens.
Thank you, Carole. It was such a wet spring, the plants are enormous!
One of my neighbors has some beebalm – I had no idea what it was and took a picture to ask about it, because I think it’s gorgeous. I don’t have to ask now!
It is a member of the mint family, so if you plant any, put it where it can go wild. Mine is in my field and is about 20′ across – beautiful! And the hummers love it, too.
Oh, that would be gorgeous! I was thinking of putting it in one of the front flower beds, but perhaps sticking it out by the pond where it can go crazy is a better idea.
What a great combination, I will try it soon, too!
Thank you, Anca. It makes a nice arrangement for sure.
It’s another lovely combination, Eliza. The Lysimachia and other white flowers cool down the overall arrangement but also let the red blooms stand out – quite the balancing act! Monarda is yet another of the plants that I’ve tried and failed to grow – *sigh*.
Thank you, Kris. The red definitely needs a little cooling down. But wow, what impact! 😉
The loostrife is quirky but elegant too. Lovely with all the red. I’m happy to have monarda flowering, it’s never done well for me before.
Loosestrife lasts long in a vase and its shape is certainly unique. 🙂
Beautiful as always
Thank you kindly!
Oh, wow! What a stunning arrangement. I love the contrast of the combination of the monarda with the loosestrife and the tiny flowers of the fleabane just twinkle.
Thank you very much, Elizabeth!
High Summer color on a plaid tablecloth. What could be better? Um. nothing. Well done.
🙂 Thank you, Amelia.
Oh the white and red play beautifully off of one another in this bouquet, Eliza ❤
Thank you, Christy!
Gorgeous Eliza! I love red and white together! ❤
Thank you, Julie. The red is loud, but the white tempers it a bit. 🙂
Beautiful arrangement set against the pitcher!
Thank you, Belinda!
I love the loosestrife. That bouquet just says summer table to me!
Picnic season! 🙂
You’ve done it again Eliza … this is an amazing arrangement … so summery!
Thank you, Denise!
Wow, spectacular arrangement!
Thank you!