There are little treasures everywhere in the garden now. One of the dahlias by the driveway, the arrow pointing left in the last post, is finally blooming. The image links to the Dan’s Dahlias page with a full description. This is one of the few surviving plants from the Seattle Flower and Garden Show. I […]
Month: July 2012
Weeds
I spent two hours weeding this morning, and made a dent in the heather bed by the driveway. Tom showed up just as I was about done (physically done, not done with the task) and worked another hour.
Filling in some gaps
Here are a few pics in gallery style of the garden from the last couple of days: a pink petunia and other plants in front of the living room, the beginning of the re-emergence of the heather bed (there are five more heathers hiding in the grass and blackberries), the garden chairs, the red, yellow […]
Two Days in the Garden
More garden progress, and activities, and fun! Yesterday (Tuesday) we kid-sat for my friend Reyna. Her kids are a LOT of fun. I didn’t take pictures because we were so busy, but trust me. There doesn’t exist a cuter entering kindergartner or a more capable big brother. We played Bocce Ball, “Spy Alley” and watched […]
Today in the Garden: GOOSEBERRIES! (and more)
I harvested the gooseberries today. A full quart! This is a pic of the little bush, it’s about two feet tall, after ten years or so. The little white bar is at the base of the plant. What else is happening in the garden? There is a little lily plant that has managed to bloom […]
More “Lazy Days” (repost from deviantart)
I wrote this at deviantart on Saturday evening, thought I would post it here as well. Strange how consistent I can be!
Lazy Days…
I have been doing things in fits and spurts the last few days. The unsettled, rainy weather doesn’t help my energy levels, but has meant that I am forced to be a little more restrained in the garden. So, the hip that has hurt for over a week has had some time to rest and […]
Monday Musings: Cluttered Lives
I have been trying for months (years, actually) to get rid of some of the extra things that have accumulated over the years. Today TEN boxes left the house. Most were “book size” boxes, the fairly small ones from U-Haul. One box held the old blender, another had a wok, there were clothes, a few […]
Sunday: Garden furniture
These are pics of the wicker rocking chair that I painted this weekend. I ended up using Rustoleum “Ultra Cover 2X” spray paint, because that is what the store I went to carried. Colors: Satin Strawflower and Satin Lagoon. After the yellow was on, I masked off those areas. Then applied the blue: Not bad, […]
Garden: A week of progress
Almost every day this week we made significant progress somewhere in the garden. Yesterday, it was finishing the flowerbed that defines the parking space in front of the house. It holds a variegated St. John’s Wort, a Japanese Maple (which appears to be dwarf), and a Witchhazel, along with a few flowers (glads and a […]