The Good, The Bad and The Eaten.

First...The Good

Perennials

Hydrangea






Butterfly Blue Scabiosa









Super Shasta Daisy





Clustered Bellflower





Patio Flowers











Hollyhocks


The Hostas are budding


The Alyssum are really filling in and even getting flowers.




Now, The Bad.

The Fuschia is barely hanging on. I don't know why. I am trying, but it is looking pretty haggard.




The Gerbera Daisies took a serious beating by the storm.


And...The Eaten

I hope you will all see the irony in the fact that bunnies have eaten my beans bare.



But, the plants that share a space with the beans are thriving.



Um, they are carrots. Aren't bunnies supposed to eat carrots?!?! Silly rabbit.

Talking 'bout my girl.

I've really really started to love my time in the garden with Trudy. She stops and smells the flowers...literally. There is really nothing cuter in the world. She loves to help me weed by proudly plucking gorgeous healthy flowers from their stem and showing me before dumping them in the weed bucket. Who can stop her though? She claps for herself with such enthusiasm!







So proud.

You belong among the wildflowers.

You belong in a boat out at sea.

Anyway. Lots of new pictures of the garden.

The perennials are growing by leaps and bounds. I actually grew a flower. A big shiny purple flower!

Read 'em and weep!

June 12th Photos

Scabiosa "Butterfly Blue"



Clustered Bellflower


Forever Pink Hydrangea


Alyssum


Pink Coneflower - from bareroot!


Hollyhock


Fuschia


Alyssum (from seed)


Carrots


Beans


"Whimsy" Garden

Nick wanted to do an "anything goes" garden. So, naturally...I planned it and finished it quickly before he could put his disorganized little hands on it. I've planted 3 tomato plants and a tomatillo plant. Lots of flowers too including marigolds and dwarf snapdragons. But the most important elements are my "whimsy" (which is actually the technical name for such garden ornaments). I have some stones that say Love, Live and Laugh, two flower shaped go around things (not such a technical name, i realize) and the same garden plaque that my grandma had in her garden.

















And my favorite Whimsy of all. Makes me feel like a frat boy.