The 4th of July is a public holiday that is traditionally celebrated outdoors, and gardens make ideal settings where friends and family can gather.
I am blessed to have long-term friends who are flower gardeners and who give me flower-related gifts, such as a roll of paper towels?...
Japanese Beetles love roses, hollyhocks, crepe myrtle and hibiscus especially, and I dislike them with a passion for ruining my flowers.
No two gardens will ever be exactly the same, but neither will any two days or even two hours be identical in the same garden.
In my Indiana garden in midsummer, the beardless Japanese iris bloom with great abandon and considerable style.