Porch flowers July

Rose bushes in the foreground are coming back a bit, lots of rain not helping much.

My old gardenia bush is pushing out lots of flowers now...it had a slow start, and the blooms are pretty simple, but oh, the odor finally is such that I can enjoy as I pass by.  Often I have trouble smelling flowers, and the first few that bloomed were very difficult to smell.  I'm grateful when I can smell a delightful odor!

The St. John's Wort blooms have now turned to these interesting pods.

I happen to enjoy marigolds, though I know some people don't