53°f11.6°C, cloudy aftervanother night of showers. Cucumbers and squash planted, corn and carrots up well, crows have been pulling up the beans so I will need to replant. Hoed most of the garden, weeded the asparagus.
Just a quick look at some of what's blooming now.
First, peonies. The white ones I transplanted almost 50 years ago, from the site of an oldvhouse and church on our road that was torn down to make way for the watershed dam. The pink one came from Walmart about 10 years ago. I need to move it as it doesn't get enough sun, but it usually has a few nice blooms.
Those Mexican primrose are taking over! But I'm okay with it. They are easily pulled up when finished blooming.
I need to move these iris, as it's too shady here for them. The hostas love it though.
It has been a busy few days since our running around on Friday and Saturday. Larry has had to repair the mower, which needed a new belt. I've been working in the gardens and finishing up two pieces of furniture. And Tuesday we re-did the display window at Ravenswood and restocked there.
Tomorrow we will go to both booth locations, because a table we put in the window at Ravenswood sold within an hour, so now we have to do some rearranging, again. And Ripley needs to be restocked before the coming holiday weekend. No rest for the weary! But we have plans for some fun this weekend, and I am looking forward to that.
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Your garden is doing really well now. Love those blooms.
ReplyDeleteWow! Those blooms are so pretty and colorful! You guys sure keep busy with the booths and garden work. Hope sales are good for you!
ReplyDelete...good luck, it can be a job to tame some roses.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine that your garden could be doing much better than it is. It must be especially wonderful to see that old peony return year after year.
ReplyDeleteSo many pretty flowers everywhere! I don't have any roses, but my friend surprised me and sent me three to plant. Now, I have to figure out where to put them.
ReplyDeleteI support my biggest clump of spiderwort with an inexpensive metal hoop with 3 legs. It's quite flimsy, but the legs can be slid around the hoop so I can find good places to stick them into the ground and it's green wire, so it's nearly invisible. The trick is remembering to put it in place before the plant is tall and floppy, so thanks very much for reminding me! My spiderwort is just now rising above the goutweed.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely garden, so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI like seeing all your plants and containers of plants. Looks like both of us will be spending time with the water hose come July and August. I noticed today that my spiderwort is blooming and sort of sagging. Maybe I'll use one of my metal hoops ( must be what Quinn is using too).
ReplyDeleteSuch beauty coming from so many different plants in your garden. It does look well tended, and is such a joy to see.
ReplyDeleteOur big Peonies aren't quite out yet, and we have almost no Roses.
ReplyDeleteYou live in the garden of Eden.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is looking terrific. My peonies are only in the bud stage -- they don't get much sun where they are and come late, which is OK. It extends the season! Today is a yard work day.
ReplyDeleteYou asked what the Ditch was. That's the walking area in my neighborhood. I call it the Ditch because basically, that's what it is-- a ditch made to accommodate storm water from our city's water system. (It's official name is Tollgate Wetlands, but Ditch is easier!). It's a series of connected ponds that extends about two blocks or so with a walking path of about a half-mile around. There's lots of wildlife. And right now it is a mess with downed trees from the tornado/storm winds. More pix of it looking prettier on the blog today, taken before the storm.
So beautiful. I hobbled out to my own too-new-to-be-pretty garden. I saw sea thrift, azalea, lilac, columbine, Salvia. What was not blooming was growing. This cold and wet is making things grow.
ReplyDeleteA garden is a lot of work, but the results are worth it. Or always used to be. My wife is the gardener in the family and I don’t think she is quite so sure any more as she nurses her aching limbs!
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