Greenacre Summer'lovin

''A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.'' 

~James Dent

We have been enjoying the most amazing hot and sunny weather. The days are spent poolside listening to 80's music and watching the girls discover all the things Summer can bring.

Riding on 4-wheelers,

trying new foods and getting super messy,

learning a new ways to share,

relaxing in the pool,

chillaxin,

trying new looks,

playing with the sprinkler,

finding new things to touch,

loving their big sister,

and celebrating their newest accomplishment...the ability to climb ANYTHING! 

(Spiderman has nothing on these two)

It's a good thing the butterflies and hummingbirds are airborne or they would end up in their mouths like just about everything else.

These Delphiniums are just one of the many flowers I use to attract hummingbirds to my garden. Some other flowers that butterflies love are;

Blanket flower

Butterfly weed

Garden Phlox

New england Aster

Gayfeather

Joe-pye weed

Tickseed

Black-eyed susan

Echinacea

Stonecrop

Bee Balm

Plants that attract hummingbirds are;

Bee Balm

Red Columbine

Delphinium and Hollyhock

Butterfly Bush 

Catawba Rhododendron

Rose of Sharon

Trumpet Vine and Trumpet Honeysuckle

Cardinal Vine

Lantana and Fuchsia

Silk Tree

Beard Tongue

Bleeding Heart

Bugleweed

Catnip

Coral Bells

Crocosmia

Daylily

Foxglove

Hibiscus

Hosta

Lupin

Obedient Plant

Phlox

Pincushion Flower

Pinks

Sage

Speedwell

For a complete plant list and more information about hummingbirds go to http://www.ontariohummingbirds.ca/

Click here for more information about Gardening for the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in Canada

Even though we are right in the middle of summer...I can't help to to think of the cooler temps around the corner. In 5-6 weeks it will be Fall and I wanted to start planning my garden beds ahead of time. 

Here is a list of some of the best-fall-perennials

But it is hot! hot! hot! today and for the next week the temps are going to be 41'C with the humidex so no planting until the heat wave passes.

"Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. "

~Russel Baker