It's Monday and cloudy after many sunny days. A little rain is freshening things up nicely--the best, most friendly kind of weather.
I feel badly for all of you in tornado-prone areas. Many are being battered with violent weather of one kind or another. Hopefully things will improve soon.
The garden is looking really nice right now. A few of the roses have begun blooming.
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| Rosa 'William Baffin' |
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| Rosa 'Jeanne LaJoie' |
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| Rosa 'Rhapsody in Blue' with Phlox pilosa |
And a few of the hardy Geraniums are beginning to bloom as well.
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| Geranium endresii 'Wargrave Pink' |
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| Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Crystal Rose' |
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| Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina' |
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| Geranium 'Orion' |
And more random blooms:
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| Pink-blooming California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) |
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| Dianthus sp. |
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| Can you guess what these are? |
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| They're the flowers under the leaves of this Podophyllum. Pretty cool, huh? |
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| Progeny of Silene robotii 'Roly's Favorite' |
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My sister came to visit last week and gifted me with this charming, pink Celosia.
I love it! |
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| Finally, my Rodgersia 'Bronze Peacock' finally decided to wake up and join the garden party. |
And now a few photos of the garden...
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| 'Fall Gold' Raspberries are alive and blooming in the raised bed. |
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| Stipa gigantea on the right with a bowl of rocks waiting for placement. |
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| There used to be a Vine maple growing here but sadly, it died. |
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| The "Nursery" where baby plants are nurtured until I either give them away or plant them. |
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| Compost bins way..... back there. |
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| Sedum oreganum |
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| A few good plants |
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Last Friday I ventured to Eugene to visit Diana and Heather, two fabulous gardeners and terrific people.
While Diana supplied me with two huge tomato plants and a few other plants,
Heather gave me this. I love my friends. |
