Six on Saturday: Feels like summer

We made it through our heatwave--six days in the 90s (32C). Luckily it wasn't quite as hot or as long as expected. And we got nearly an inch of rain one day so I just had to water some of my new seedlings. Not much gardening was done beyond that.

Today is a slightly cooler 87F (30C) and is supposed to be overcast later, so I'm hoping to get in some much-needed weeding. Here is a peek at some of the new things blooming in my garden for Six on Saturday, hosted by Garden Ruminations. 

My hydrangea macrophylla 'Linsey Ann (L.A. Dreamin' hydrangea) just started to bloom a few days ago. This is its third season in my garden and while I miss the bright blue it was when I bought it, it's still pretty. It's perfectly at home in this pot on the deck, safe from nibbling deer (so far!), receiving morning sun and afternoon shade. I overwinter it in our unheated garage and am always amazed it turns from display of dead-looking sticks back to this.

This 'Firefly Fuschia' yarrow I planted last year is living up to its name. I planted it in the fall and the color was much more muted then, but I like this version too. 

This unknown version of monarda is blooming, probably a month after the wild bergamot in the back bloomed.

The common milkweed is blooming. I need to remember to grow more of this next year.

Much of the species coneflower (echinacea purpurea) received the Chelsea chop courtesy of the deer, but is starting to bloom now. Coneflower spreads like a weed in my garden, not that I mind.

Unlike me, this elephant ear loves the heat. I've had these two for years and am still amazed they spend all winter in a cardboard box in the basement, then do this.

That's it from my garden this week. Visit Garden Ruminations to see what else is in bloom from gardens around the globe.