One of our goals when planting an American Meadows garden was to make our yard butterfly π¦ and bee π friendly. I’ve seen several Swallowtails over the past few days.


One of our goals when planting an American Meadows garden was to make our yard butterfly π¦ and bee π friendly. I’ve seen several Swallowtails over the past few days.


Some of the beautiful flowers in our garden.



Beautiful flowers on our pink dogwood.

I did not know that Lilies could attract hummingbirds. I saw one investigating these flowers in our yard. Of course, it was too fast to get a ![]()
32 Common Flowers that Attract Hummingbirds


Out Dogwood has lots of pink flowers on it

It was the wrong time of year to see Roses blooming, but it’s still a beautiful place to take a walk.





The Stargazer Lilies are blooming beautifully. I’m amazed by the number of flowers we have on just one stem.






My wife likes to joke that I never buy her flowers anymore. I bought her these Stargazer Lilies years ago and they bloom again every summer!




My perennial wildflower garden never fails to surprise me with its beauty and resilience. Every summer, it comes back with more colors and varieties than before. I’m so grateful for this gift from nature that brightens up my days. πΌπ»πΊ

Magnolias are the perfect reminder that beauty can be found in simplicity. πΈ


Our Stargazer Lilies finally bloomed.




Our perennial garden sprang back better than it looked last summer.

We harvested one of our three blueberry bushes today




First Day Lily in our garden this year.
