I returned to my gardens today to find them waterlogged and over run with weeds. It seems like it has been raining non-stop for two weeks ... which is only a slight exaggeration.The big news in the garden is that the hole for the foundation of the windmill has been dug. It will be situated in our orchard for relative geographical proximity to all of our kitchen appliances which will want what it is making.
As you can see the trench to the house has been started and it is aimed towards my silver brocade artemesia- precipitating a vacation to the east for it for a few days while the electrical lines are put in- then right back to its previously scheduled growing program. I think it can handle it, but I will have words with the electrician about co
ming anywhere near mymonster Baptisia- the envy of many a gardening friend.
This a picture of the boyfriend who superv
ised and did quite a bit of the finish digging. It took him away from the important task of getting plantlings into the ground, but also took his mind off the most recent infestation of Rose Chafer Beetles.Despite the sogginess and weediness there is also a certain loveliness to a very green, lush garden. A side benefit being that the coolness has extended the lifespan of my peonies & poppies. Pictured here is my Lady's Mantle- incomparable in bouquets and for the way water forms the most perfect little droplets on their leaves.
This is an unidentified Veronica that I inherited. It might be Crater Lake Blue.
The color is stunning. I have it next to Lamb's Ear and Bath's Pinks.
Here is my Scarlet O'Hara Peony- a lovely single with a broad yellow center. This beautiful plant has made a few moves with me... graciously I might add. She tends to fade a little if it is too sunny while she blooms.
And finally a shot of the Diablo Ninebark I bought two years ago... with my Seashell Peony. I hate to trim the Ninebark's graceful arches so I think I will be forced to move the peony. The colors are great but the forms are competing.
2 comments:
I too noticed the $%^&Chafer Beetles....They have singled out the Cosmos for now....
I LOVE the purple ninebark there! So graceful... and it doesn't bother me with the form of the pink peony at all. But then, I don't have your artistic eye. :)
The 'Crater Lake Blue' veronicas seem so variable. I've seen a few come in through the garden center with that gorgeous, intense blue that yours has... but some of them are just a pale, watery imitation thereof.
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