Blue globe-thistle (Echinops bannaticus), Kings Garden, Ticonderoga, July 17, '26. Photo by Susan Carle.

Dense blazing star (Liatris spicata), Elizabethtown, July 16, '26. Photo by Doug Hillstrom.

Clematis (Clematis), Peru, July 12, '26. Photo by Cornelia Forrence.

Common columbine (Aquilegia vulgars), DuBois homestead, Keene, July 11, '26. Photo by Ellen DuBois.

Zinnias (Zinnia), The Inn in Westport, Westport, July 11, '26. Photo by Barb Rehm.

Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Essex, July 11, '26. Photo by Barb Rehm.

Eastern purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea), DuBois homestead, Keene, July 11, 26. Photo by Ellen DuBois.

Hollyhocks (Alcea), Essex, July 10, '26. Photo by Gail Rice.

Rose (Rosa), Willsboro, July 10, ‘26. Photo by Donna Baribeau.

Roses (Rosa), Willsboro, July 10, '26. Photo by Donna Baribeau.

Bugbane (Actaea racemosa), Elizabethtown, July 10, '26. Photo by Doug Hillstrom.

Smooth oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides), Elizabethtown, July 9, '26. Photo by Doug Hillstrom.

Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata), Elizabethtown, July 9, '26. Photo by Doug Hillstrom.

Clematis (Clematis), Peru, July 7, '26. Photo by Cornelia Forrence.

White meadowsweet (Spirea Alba), Elizabethtown, July 6, '26. Photo by Doug Hillstrom.

Scarlet bee balm (Monarda didyma), Elizabethtown, July 6, '26. Photo by Doug Hillstrom.

Elderberry (Sambucas canadensis), Elizabethtown, July 6, '26. Photo by Doug Hillstrom.

Mardi Gras bush bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), Moore homestead, Westport, July 5, '26. Photo by Ana Moore.