Garden Views- from 2nd floor.

Garden Views- from 2nd floor., a photo by pjslomer on Flickr.

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.

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...

Front Bed

Front Bed, a photo by pjslomer on Flickr.

Garden Overview- May 22, 2011

Garden Overview- May 22, 2011, a photo by pjslomer on Flickr.

A different point of view...

A different point of view..., a photo by pjslomer on Flickr.

The garden is much more lush than this picture portrays... the recent rains have made the garden twice as dense.

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.

Happy Easter!

Just another grape hyacinth shot!, a photo by pjslomer on Flickr.

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