Weird Wild Wacky Summer Has No Shows

Spring and summer have been a weird, wild and wacky couple of seasons to say the
least. If I remember correctly we were having warm weather before spring even
got here. I know when it did come I was able to take pictures of flowers showing
color for the first time. I'm up higher and usually behind everyone else. So
consequently I have to sit it out while the rest of the gardening bloggers are
showing their flowers.
Then the rains came, and came and came. Then, let me think did we go right into horribly hot weather? First the flowers drown then they fried. And while all of this was going on the early mornings and evenings were freezing. Bob didn't think they were that cold but I sure did so who knows.
I only know that usually the minute it's daylight I'm outside. Early morning is
when I have the most energy and the temperature is usually comfortable for me to
get more done. But this year I wasn't able to go outside or go up and work in my
greenhouse until 9 or after (without wearing a snowsuit) and then in an hour the
heat would hit. So my thought (for what it's worth - or not!) is that the
flowers were either drowning and freezing or frying and freezing - because I
was!!!
My Calla Lilies that are usually huge and done blooming are only
about 2 feet tall and never did bloom.
The sunflower seeds were sown in February in jugs and looking good . . . Here they
are now at the end of summer and only about 3 to 3 1/2 feet tall.

And this is their strange little bloom.

Only 3 Dahlias showed any green. This one has 2 buds on it but I'm not going to see a
dinnerplate this late.

My Balloon Flower has a 'fizzling' bloom on it as we speak.

Veronica Sightseeing has some definite problems and has looked like this since
it was planted. Something tells me it is not very happy. ;-)

I usually have Ice Plant blooming everywhere. It's not hardy up here but I keep it
over in my greenhouse and plant it each year for accents. It's just starting to
show the tiniest bit of pink.
The Zinnias I got from Catherine are up and one has some buds. I'm not familiar with
Zinnias so don't know if I'll get to see any color or not.

The Rock Jasmine never bloomed this year. It looks like a little succlent although
it isn't.

On a brighter note the double Rose of Sharon seems to be ok with the strangeness
going on this year.

I'm still waiting for some nice warm mornings and the leaves are turning color.
So much for that idea . . .