Jim, this one is for you.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
First Snow- Garden View 10-29-11
I didn't have a chance to do my fall garden clean-up before the white stuff made an appearance. I managed to get the statuary that doesn't stay outdoors inside... but i just drained the rain barrel today. oh well.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Favorite Rose
i know that i've ignored my gardening blog for some time... so here's a pic of my rose from september.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Golden August
I really need to get some plants that bloom in late August. Currently, the day lilies are in their final phase and the brown-eyed susans are in full bloom... but i have a lot of green spots that need some color. Any suggestions of August bloomers in a zone 5 garden?
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Container Gardening
I have a multitude of containers with herbs and flowers in them. The planter right beside the kitchen has basil, parsley and thyme in it for instant additions to cooking.The other planters have a variety of flowers. I have found that I gravitate to the color scheme... salmon, burgundy, red with touches of golden yellow, purple and blue.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Garden Views- from 2nd floor.
this gives a nice aerial view of the back yard... from the main garden, past the sidewalk, then the paperbark maple with its crescent bed. Then there's one of the two big birches... further back the white chairs with the plantings behind them. Oh, i can't forget to mention the vegetable garden near the driveway.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Moving along...
The vegetable garden is coming along slowly. With new-found intolerance to some vegetables, i have had to rethink my garden. Tomatoes and Peppers are not good for me. So this year i have planted onions, beets, peas and parsley... you can see them in the picture. I also planted squash, beans, carrots and lettuce. I'll be getting some cabbage plants from my father tomorrow.Seems that with most of my gardening it involves edging and weeding. With the ongoing wet weather the weeds are going crazy. I'm not keeping up with them very well... sigh...
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
A different point of view...
The garden is much more lush than this picture portrays... the recent rains have made the garden twice as dense.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
It's MAY!
April has left us with double the amount of rain that is usual for us. And now on May 1 it is another rainy day. In general the garden is becoming lush very quickly. There has been a bumper crop of freckles violas that have reseeded themselves.Yesterday i was able to burn the pile of garden/tree debris. It took it a while since it wasn't as dry as i would have hoped. But with burning ordinances in place... it was my one day to do it. Now I can start my next pile ;-)...
I continue to be on dandelion duty... pulling out the offenders from the main garden and in many side beds. it seems that there is so much edging to be done. It is a never-ending task. I purchased some edging that is rubber-backed with a coco mat on top. I'll have to see how it does at keeping the weeds at bay.
My vegetable garden has green shoots coming up where i planted onions. I need to investigate what to plant next. I think m y Dad mentioned spinach and peas. I wonder when i will be able to dig in the dirt again... currently it's muddy. I'm hoping that it will warm up gradually. I really don't want instant summer.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Happy Easter!
I continue to take photos of the grape hyacinth, they are having a banner year.
Today i was able to put out my rain barrel... and managed to get it placed before some rain showers... so i have a nice start.
I also trimmed some liriope... still have more to do.
I was delighted to see an abundance of honey bees today. They like the hyacinth too. I also saw a hummingbird!
I brought out the big birdbaths and more statuary.
I need to transplant the heuchera that is growing back behind the shrubbery.
Currently in bloom:
-Grape Hyacinth
-Scilla
-Daffodils
-Jonquils
-Tulip
-Viola
-Frittalaria
-Dog tooth violets
-Wood Hyacinth
- Creeping Phlox
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Honey bee's choice
The garden is awash in purples and yellows... with some orange tulips thrown in for a jolt of color.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Grape Hyacinths
I feel like spring has finally made an appearance. Many bulbs are blooming... wood hyacinth, scilla, grape hyacinth, daffodil, jonquil. And the violas are also blooming... even tho' the plants are still quite small.
Today I planted yellow onions. It was nice to work the soil, see all of the big healthy worms... and then plant. It felt good... and now i want to make my vegetable garden bigger. :-)
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Colours of Spring!
Today when i got home from work, it was pleasant enough to do some gardening. I had been waiting for this day. I got out my gloves and tools and dug up dandelions and did general maintenance to the garden.
It felt so good.
I noticed that a lot of my smaller bulbs (grape hyacinth, scilla) have spread out and are filling in. :-)
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Garden View- March 25, 2011
The garden is off to a very slow start... temperatures have been cold lately (this morning was 19F).
I've noticed that my miniature daffodils are only half their normal height and their heads are facing down.
Very dismayed to find that my favorite tulips (deep red ones) will not be returning... seems that a rodent of some sort decided that it would make a good dinner. I also noticed some other bulbed plants aren't coming up either (one stand of trout lily).
I have put up chicken wire cages over the remaining trout lily and tulips to deter any deer munching.
Last weekend when it was warmer, Joseph and I took the tree guards off of the trees.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Honey Maker
I did a little garden clean up this afternoon. Pulled the dead stalks and foliage from some of the day lilies.
Noticed new growth on:
- Columbine
- Sedum
- Lupine
- Veronica
- Geranium
- Poppy
- Day Lily
- Huechera
Currently blooming:
- Snow Drops
- Aconite
- Crocus
- Mini Daffodils
- Scilla
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Almost Spring!
along with the aconite and snow drops come the crocus and daffodil. The crocus like the aconite have expanded their grouping and it is delightful to behold.
Last evening it was still warm when i got home from work. So we went about cutting down the pampas, zebra and fountain grasses. I also clipped the dead branches from the sedum, dusty miller and snapdragon.
The burn pile has grown considerably and i hope that i have a good day to burn. I have my restrictions of burning in March & April... excluding Sundays and not after 5 pm. So i'm limited to Saturdays that aren't windy or rainy... a total of 7 days... and today so far has been very breezy. sigh... it will get done.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Winter Aconite
The garden is moving along slowly after being buried briefly under heavy wet snow. Today's warmer weather and sunshine melted most of the snow... and the Winter Aconite was a little spot of sunshine bursting through the brown earth.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Garden View- March 5, 2011
It's a rainy day and with the rain comes new hints of green in the garden. The snow drops are blooming and i saw one bud of Winter Aconite today... a little spot of yellow. I've seen new growth on the spiderwort, crocus, geranium and many other plants. I'm glad that i remembered to move the barn statuary... there are aconite buds peaking through the soil where it was.
Soon i will need to cut the dry grass and dead plant parts. The birds have been enjoying them throughout the winter.
Soon i will need to cut the dry grass and dead plant parts. The birds have been enjoying them throughout the winter.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Long Shadows
We've had a very snowy month of December... and the garden was buried for over a month. It did warm up for New Year's Day to melt the snow but we are back in freezing temps with more snow on its way. On a brighter note, the seed catalogs have started to arrive.
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