Summer blooms in Minnesota

I have neglected my poor little blog :(  Summer is just too busy for me.  But I decided to put together a quick post of some of my favorite summer bloom photos.  I’ll be back soon with at least one more post from my trip to Spain this past March.  Stay tuned and I hope you enjoy these photos! First some from my walks around campus last month:

love the bee on that rose

milkweed?

some type of rudbeckia?

never have seen this one before

burberry shrub

burberry shrub up close

coreopsis

blazing star or liatris

bee balm

pink coneflower

canna

A handful from my garden:

morning glory

morning glory

zinnias

zinnia

Joe Pye weed about to blossom

summer gardening

blooming on the shore at the lake

One last gallery of photos I took yesterday at the Trial Garden on campus.  There is more to learn about this garden for sure.  But check out these beautiful things blooming now on campus:

doesn’t this look inviting?

dahlia

hydrangea

mums

gorgeous!

canna

wonder what kind of tree this is?