I love idea of sharing what’s blooming in your garden the 15th of every month. There’s about 100 participants in this sharing effort and I’m gonna add my hat to the ring. Here’s what’s blooming on my 1/10 of an acre in Longmont, CO.

I really like the succulent Euphorbias so I thought I would start trying the herbaceous ones. I don’t remember the name, but the leaves turn pink after it blooms.

This is common rue, Ruta graveolens I think. I’ll bloom little yellow flowers until frost. The leaves turn blue in the heat of summer and it has a pungent earthy scent. Great for attracting beneficials.

This cool little cactus will bloom on and off all summer in a pot. I don’t remember the name but if I heard it I would know it. Anyone recognize this?

I had to try these cool black and cream pinwheels.

Most of the other alliums are done. I love the pendant flowers on this one. The stand straight up once they’ve been pollinated.

My first snap pea of the season! Let the sweetness flow!

Actually, figs are a type of modified flower. I had to share this because it’s not so easy to get these to fruit in the high, arid west…they’re in pots.

I love salvias of all types, but I only get to see the beautiful purple flowers of culinary sage once a year…now.

Desert bluebells are one of my new favorites. Judy Seaborn got me hooked. The native pollinators seem to be enjoying them as well.

I have two mounds of this little dianthus. It smells like sweet cloves on a hot afternoon. I think if I shear it back after it flowers, I’ll be able to get it to flower again.

I really love irises. While most of the minis have finished blooming, the tall bearded irises have really begun to show all at once. A couple of years ago I lost most of my tall bearded irises to penicillium mold. Thanks to the Santa Rosa Iris Society and Anna Cadd, my collection has some cool new additions.

I can’t wait to see what’s ready in a month.

Ryan, The Garden Coach