Geranium ‘Biokovo’
Solstice Greetings! On this longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, my gardens are full of many splendid flowers, so I decided to share a random few here with you.
Cranesbill Geraniums are great performers in the garden and I have several varieties including G. ‘Biokovo’ shown above, G. macrorrhizum, G. ‘Johnson’s Blue’, G. renardii, G. cinereum, G. phaeum, G. sanguineum, and G. lancastriense (below). I guess you could say I’m a big fan!
Likewise, I have several varieties of Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris, A. kurdistanica, A. chrysantha and A. buergeriana var. oxysepala, which I featured in a recent vase).
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) are coming on strongly in both purple and white, with crosses between the two. Lamb’s Ears (Stachys) are enticing bees and Veronica “Crater Lake Blue’ are charming us with their cobalt-blue starry flowers.
Lastly, the Queen of June flowers, Paeonia lactiflora have been wonderful this year. I love their fragrant, voluptuous blossoms and have cut several vasefuls over the past two weeks. Now down to the smaller, secondary buds, I will celebrate every last one.
Eliza Waters 
Beautiful weekend in your garden. My Geraniums and Columbine are really putting on a show this year too. Nice to have old perennial friends looking so good. 🙂
Thank you, Judy. The early spring rains set them up nicely, methinks.
Happy Summer!
I especially love your beautiful columbines, Eliza. I remember the first time that I saw a columbine and have been fascinated ever since by the flower’s very distinctive shape.
Thank you, Mike. There are so many varieties, it is hard to pick what to grow. 🙂
That is not a bad problem to have, all things consiered. 🙂
Agreed!
All beautiful, but my favorites are the geraniums.
Thank you, Laurie. There are hundreds of varieties of hardy Geranium. I wish I had room for them all!
Love the Columbine! 🙂
Thank you, Karen. Happy winter to you!
that pretty flowers well photographed
I really like the second, these little pale pink flowers look so fragile and are so elegant
Merci!
First time in your blog. So nice garden you have!
Thank you, Minna!
Your flowers are a feast for the eye. Happy Solstice!
Thank you, Anne. Enjoy your lengthening days. 🙂
Such beautiful flowers – I love them all!
Thank you, Sarah! It is hard to pick a favorite. 🙂
These flowers so beautiful and pleasant💐 Happy Sunday, Eliza!!
Thank you, Nathi, glad you enjoyed them!
It’s my pleasure 😇
Eliza those pictures are beautiful. I love the third Aquilegia, so refined compared to the Barlows.
Thank you, Dorris. That one is my favorite, it glows like a lantern.
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Oh, big fangirl here, too! I love geraniums, Columbine, and Lamb’s Ears!
Thank you, Eliza, and for reblogging!
Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures for the longest day, my favorite day!
Thank you, Hien. It is a splendid time of year, I love the long days.
They are all glorious in their own way. Beautiful Eliza! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for coming for a visit! 🙂
Thank you!
Wishing you a glorious summer, celebrating nature
Thank you very much, Karen!
Nice Eliza! Always fun to see your beautiful flowers!
Thank you, Reed!
Your flowers are so beautiful and your garden takes me back to growing up in the northeast.
Thank you very much. Our summer definitely makes up for the winter.
Thanks for such a cheering post Eliza. The flowers are all lovely but I thought the geraniums to be particularly glorious. Best and happy solstice wishes to you.
Thank you, Carol. And winter solstice greetings to you as well. Longer days ahead!
I love seeing your flowers, Eliza, they are always gorgeous, their colors, shapes and sizes, most varieties I do not know. Curious, about how many species/types of flowers total do you have in your garden? I imagine hundreds! 😉 😍
Thank you, Donna. Oh gosh, after 30 years, I imagine there are hundreds, and amazingly, still all on my mental Rolodex! 😉
Eliza’s Flower Paradise!
🙂 Thank you, Alice!
Glorious! Happy Solstice 🌞
Thank you, Catherine!
You truly have a lovely garden…a bit jealous but I don’t have the space or the green thumb to rival with you… (Suzanne)
😀 Thanks, Suzanne. Like your love of travel, gardening is my favorite pastime.
Beautiful! I enjoyed your photos.
Thank you, Correne! Have a nice summer.
Happy solstice Eliza. How beautiful you garden is looking
Thank you, Karina!
Hi Eliza. Happy solstice! I grow (or have grown) all of those Geraniums you mention and the lancastriense is one of my favourites, along with one called Elka (G. sanguineum). I have also discovered a new one I would recommend called Tiny Monster! 😃 Your peony is so pretty. Well, all peonies are pretty aren‘t they! And I have admired your columbines and Veronica before I think. 😃 Have a wonderful week in your beautiful garden Eliza!
Thank you, Cathy! I’ll have to see if ‘Tiny Monster’ is available here. Great name!
They’re all beautiful!
Thank you, Maria. Here June in the garden is a wonderful time of year.
Gorgeous flowers, one and all, Eliza. I adore Geranium ‘Biokovo’. It did very well in my former garden but I tried it in my current garden and it quickly perished – twice. Happy solstice to you too. I hope you enjoy beautiful weather all summer!
Thank you, Kris!
All just beautiful!!
Thank you, Jen! Happy Summer!
Thank you, to you as well!
Beautiful samples of your lovely garden!
Thank you, Peter!
A wonderful beginning to summer enjoying your beautiful flowers (especially enjoyed the oxysepala columbine)! I hope the weather improves so you’re outside enjoying your fabulous garden this week!🙂
Thank you! It looks like Wed. might be more bearable. I really can’t work out in this heat!
I see you have your own double columbine. That peony looks luscious and I am sure the aroma is tantalizing. Your garden is producing some real beauty for you.
Thanks, Steve. It has been a great year so far. I’m a bit concerned about the lack of rain going forward though. We need a good soaking!
Alas, there doesn’t seem to be a good one on the horizon, just possibilities of showers.
What a beautiful array!
Looks like a gorgeous, flowering paradise. I love foxgloves and the speckling inside them.
All soooo lovely Eliza! 😍 Happy Summer Solstice! 🌞
A lovely selection – thank you for sharing!
Beautiful, Eliza! Love the pink cranesbill. I have 3 variaties growing and would have more if my garden was bigger 🙂
I think you must live in paradise, Eliza. Your flowers are so beautiful. ❤
Thank you, Robin. I think you may be right! 😀
Columbines are my favorite! They have an air of whimsy and magic that I love. Your garden is amazing!
Thank you, Peggy!
Wow, Eliza! That is quite a garden! Really unique blooms, too! 😃
Thank you, Laura Denise!
You’re welcome. I am a HUGE fan of all of your creative endeavors you share! 💕
Thank you very much, I am most flattered. 🙂 ❤
You are most talented!! 🤩
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I love the lamb see her with the blue flower intertwined, beautiful😊
Thank you, Jen!