Raindrops & Baby Bunnies

YesterdayJoseph and I realized that we have a pair of baby bunnies taking up residence in our garden... or rather, they were born in the garden and now are growing and hopefully we can get them to move on out. As Joseph says, what better place for a baby bunny than in Paula's garden. sigh...

After a month (May) of rainless weather... 3/10 over that time period... Today the rains came. We had thunderstorms and a whole lot of rain. 1 and 3/10 inches to be exact! Both rain barrels are full and a few other buckets were brought in to action. It felt nice to not be carrying the watering can around this evening.

Hummingbird in the Garden

The garden has been graced with the presence of a pair of hummingbirds. As you can see from the photo, they really like the heuchara (coral bells). They are also happy with the fuschia plant.

carved out gardens

carved out gardens
Originally uploaded by pjslomer

i continue to dig out turf (part of the "lawn -elimination" program) and mulch varying areas around the yard. I have finished the outer bed along the sidewalk... and now the crescent behind the paper-bark maple.

P.S. we have been getting some much needed rain today... a tenth of an inch so far... not as much as many other places, but i'll take it. it has been so dry. thank you tropical storm barry.

Coreopsis & Veronica

Coreopsis & Veronica
Originally uploaded by pjslomer

Sometimes you get a great combination of colors... and this is one of them...

Bird Bath

Bird Bath
Originally uploaded by pjslomer

new configuration...

Garden under the pines...

Garden under the pines
Originally uploaded by pjslomer

When we first moved in I had a lot of plants that needed divided. I created a bed under the pines and referred to it as my "refugee bed"... as you can see, the refugee bed has filled in nicely.

Welcome Raindrops

Lavender Iris
Originally uploaded by pjslomer

We had a brief show on Saturday afternoon... and a longer shower on Sunday evening. We really needed the water and the plants are responding well to the moisture.