In the Garden

Not a lot going on in the garden. Most of the plants are getting bigger and bigger (as are the weeds!) from all the rain we have had over the past two months. When they finally bloom it will be spectacular for now I wait (rather impatiently). This weekend we are going to work on multiple small projects around the home. I need to finish painting the shutters, mulch and weed the flower beds, put up the raised bed for veggies and get that planted ASAP. All of those projects promise a pretty interesting garden post next week!

Have a very fun and safe Memorial Day weekend and
God Bless all the brave men and women in our armed forces that have given their lives in order for us to enjoy our freedoms.

In the Garden - First Poppy Edition

Oriental Poppy
This plant may have been from a seed planting as it was suppose to be a 'Princess Louise' which is a pinkish color. Obviously, this is not pink but it sure is pretty. Poppies might well be the only flower I would take in any hue :o)

I am enthralled by these flowers.
They only last for a couple weeks each year, so temporary,
but they make my heart sing whenever I see them.

Note: new shutter color highlights the lush green of the plants. It also makes the yellow of the house read more of a cream color.

Another seed planting. What color will this poppy be?

So many buds. Bear with me.
I will surely take many photos and at least a couple of the entire flower bed when in full bloom.

Now this poppy from seed(above) may well end up having the 'Princess Louise' coloring. Note the hairs on the bud are a different color on this particular poppy.

Lest we not forget the other flowers in my garden that are budding.
Heuchera(Coral Bells) (above)

Armeria

Digitalis (Foxglove)

Salvia

Unknown Lily (no bud yet, will we ever know what this is?)

Dianthus(Fire Witch)

In the Garden

My little one picked out Ranunculus for Mother's Day for my mom and myself.
I got the red (my favorite color) and grandma got the orange.

Boy, I can't wait to see what type of lily this is.

The little one's Japanese Maple tree is leafing out.
So cute!

This peony is growing like gangbusters and
at least three buds are set.

The poppy has a couple huge buds.

My 'Firewitch' Dianthus took last year off but will be in full bloom this year!

I've been applying Liquid Fence to my garden (Boy! Does it stink when it's wet but it seems to be doing its job so I think I can handle it.) I bought it directly from the company but it is also sold at Home Depot if you need something to keep the deer and rabbits out of your flower beds. The other nice thing about it is it is all natural(rotten eggs and such) so you can actually use it on food crops just not close to harvest. :o)