Summer

Summer explodes in beauty in the Mountains  You have to find old farms or cleared areas if you want to see nature's summer  gifts.  Next to the dumpster works. Drive to Turin if you are a golfer and play Turin Highlands.  There is an incredible array of meadow blossoms there.  Also look in forest clearings, the side of paths or walk along the road.   There are a lot more to catalog ,so watch this page for updates.

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Butterfly Bush

I brought this from Virginia, but it is surviving here. 

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Milkweed

Milkweed everywhere.  An amazing plant with a great smell when in bloom.  That is why it is next to the dumpster.

Pickerelweed

You can find these in calm or slow moving water. These were found below the beaver dam on Cary Lake.

Wild Foxglove

Not sure this is naturally wild or just survived from colonial gardens, but it is on the path to the Tree House, for those of you who remember it before it burned.

There are fields of daisies for the whole month.

Yarrow

Makes a great garden flower as well. I have it on the dock.

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I love this and will find out what it is.

 Cow Vetch

All over, so delicate, and vibrant.

  Bladder Companion

You can find this in my rock garden in the summer.  Also look on the driveway going up the hill where there is some daily sunshine.  You have to look very carefully to find it.

Find these in still water in Cary Pond or on the south side of Alger Island.  I had to wade in for this shot and then wait for the waters to calm.