It’s early summer in Delaware. The spring flowers are finished and the spring ephemerals have vanished until next year. Here in my yard, the summer show is just starting. My bee balm is beginning to bloom along with some swamp milkweed called Ice Ballet.
Bee balm coming into bloom
Swamp milkweed
“Ice Ballet”
It looks like one of my jack-in-the-pulpits is going to actually make some berries! If all goes well, they should be bright red in the fall.
Jack-in-the-pulpit with berries
The butterfly weed and false sunflower in the front are doing well in the sun, though I think I need to move the false sunflower to a different spot and maybe get some more so it doesn’t look so lonely!
Butterfly weed
False sunflower
Back on the north side, my ferns are growing lush and full. Isn’t it interesting how they get smaller as they get closer to the northeast corner of my house with more sunlight? They definitely like shade!
Ferns and day lilies on north side
FROM WEEDS TO BEES 
Wonderful pictures, Deb! Is everything coming into bloom at once? I need to get some False Sunflower! Keeping up with you could get expensive. After your last post I right away ordered myself some Indian Pink.
Robin
Well, I’m not very good at planning my garden so things bloom “on-schedule”, but the false sunflower and butterfly weed just happen to be blooming at the same time. In the butterfly/hummingbird garden in the back, the bee balm, swamp milkweed, and a couple coreopsis are blooming, but the Indian Pink is finishing. The individual flowers are pretty, but as a whole, it doesn’t look very good. Nothing like your gardens!!
And I want them all!
I meant to mention that I love the way the light is hitting the flowers in the Monarda photo.
Robin