Peak bloom in my garden takes place in July when the perennial flowers are in full swing.

Color comes from 'Moonbeam' Threadleaf Coreopsis, 'Rozanne' Hardy Geranium, and 'Hypericum' Daylily.

The spiky steel blue accent plant is Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) and it looks right at home when surrounded by sprawling perennial flowers.

I have a decorative sign in my garden that reads, "What was paradise but a garden?"

This is my paradise and it is just outside my back door!