Last year was a great year for my hydrengeas and phlox. So much so that two hydrengea and many phlox got moved to new beds or to the backs of beds in the back yard. I am hoping that I will have better access to paths and haven't lost too many moved perennials. Everything except the mini Iris are doing well. The paths are still visible and I took the hedge trimmers to the phlox for a quite chop. They were already three feet tall. My veggie areas are dog protected and the berries are blooming. My gardening for eating isn't very varied and sometimes it feels like I am growing greens primarily for the dogs. I sometimes feel they eat more greens than my sweetie. Most of my color this time of year is in the front yard, but the daffodils, sweet almond bush and heather are about finished. Still lots of hyathins blooming though as you can see bright blue in the following photos. We took out an apple tree that had lousy apples and a Japanese maple. A small red leafed Japanese maple is all that remains. We now have a lot more light and can watch the sunset. I planted some pumpkin seeds from the last remaining pumpkin in a few places in the beds. If the seeds do well growing I will start saving seed from this pumpkin since it was such a great keeper. . I am hoping to stick a couple of tomato plants somewhere in the beds. I have been wanting to take better advantage of my front yard for veggies and fruit so it is good getting started. The street strip on the other side of the fence already got a planting of ever earring raspberries and lemon cucumbers among the wild flowers and Iris.
Look good. I especially like the blue blooming plants. Where did you get them? I would like to have some.
Your garden is beautiful and a testament to all the hard work you've put into it. A real pleasure to look at Jewell.
Ginny, thank you. MissKitty, they are Hyacinthoides hispanica. They have multiplied throughout my yard. They are considered a weed here because they self sow and will push there way between pavers, as seen below. I have always loved them and they are encouraged to grow in all my beds and even a lawn area. Eileen, a very high compliment, thank you.
Jewell, your garden is one of the prettiest I've seen. Every picture you have posted has always looked so lush and full of plants.
Barb, high compliments from a master gardener. Can't wait to see your garden again this year. Thanks Netty, we are a good 3 weeks early and already have burn bans that don't usually happen until July or August. Early, early spring here, the clematis started flowering in the back yard.. 2forus, this has evolved slowly. No lawn left in most of the yard. Lots of perrenials, a few veggies/fruit bushes, natives and assorted small shrubs make it almost manageable. Can you tell gardening is my hobby? And that I hate grass? Thanks Donna, hope you had a warm beverage to accompany your stroll.
