Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Adult Monarch on Tithonia (Photo credit:http://palmraeurbanpotager.com)

The biggest highlight in my garden this week happened today when I spotted a Monarch butterfly sipping zinnia and globe thistle! A rare sighting, as they have nearly disappeared from my area, it totally made my day, week and month! (The above is a photo from fellow blogger Robbie’s garden as I didn’t manage to get a shot of my special visitor.)

Here are just a few of the floral highlights in my garden this week :

Papaver somniferum and Echinacea purpurea alba

The very last of the poppies– the bees and I will miss them. The coneflowers are coming in to replace them.

Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

The sweet peas continue to please with color and fragrance.

Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’

Hydrangea ‘Annabelle’ has big mop heads up to 18″ across that will eventually turn lime green and make a nice dried flower for winter.

Hosta…