THIS WEEKEND was one with wonderful weather and work in the garden. Lots and lots and lots of work. Everywhere I looked there was a vacant space in the garden (which the Mister likes and I don't care for) and I envisioned planting some flowers - finally! - that would bloom throughout the summer. Perennials are wonderful, but in our garden there is not too much for July and August. So voila! A trunk full of fresh pickings from New Leaf Greenhouse. Enough to add som
e color but not pack the place so there would be room for walking into the garden to weed. Ouch! My back!I chose a ligularia for a shady spot in the garden. When I saw this gigantic plant with its lacy-edged leaves, I thought it could be a powerhouse punch under one of the shade trees. Dahlias will give some color to the edge of the flower beds in the back yard, without overwhelming anything else. and some geraniums, larkspur and campanula - t
he last two to grow tall and stand out in the front yard flowerbed.The orange poppies are flowering around the red rhododendron, splashed with two yellow tulips - just like last year. I didn't want to post almost the same exact photo as last year so I played around with the photo editor colors and got this weird shot. Strange garden, huh? I felt a little cruel taking the orange
from the poppies and turning the yellow tulips reddish, but, eh! What's a little fun between garden and gardener?On another note there was a hummingbird trapped in the sunroom. We opened all the doors and windows and I was hoping the draft would lure him/her out. We finally left it alone and went about our business and pretty soon he/she was gone. It was difficult to listen to
its little head hitting the glass ceiling!There was more that happened this weekend. The usual busy round of chores and obligations, but that never seems to end.
A couple more pics of flowers and then I am out of here. S
orry my page isn't getting refreshed as often as it should. I am losing some valuable writing time, putting down my memories - femminismo
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We spent the weekend in the garden too planting carrots and broad beans and slicing the top of our neighbour's hedge so our veg can get more light... time with the good green earth is always good time.
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