Category Archives: my garden

favorite garden pictures

Yay, flowers are starting!

My garden is pushing it…

    I know we’ve had some terrific weather this winter, but my spring flowers are pushing it now.  I have daffodils and crocus springing up–hey guys, it’s not spring yet, slow down before the weather kicks your asses.

     The weather reports are saying we’re to get snow again on Sunday.  We had rain all day today and you know what that means.

     Yes, I have mud.  I have mud in the yard.  I have mud on the back porch.  I have mud in the kitchen.  I had to wash the cover from the love seat because…Yep, you guessed right, I had mud on it along with elk antler gooey from Patty spending the day chewing there.

     There’s muddy paw prints and Curmudgeon shoe prints on the kitchen floor I’ll wait a couple of days for the yard to dry a bit before I mop.

     Ah, the elk antlers…Another story there.  Yesterday morning the Fed Ex truck driver rang the doorbell and left a box of them between the doors.  Gavin and Patty had never had them before so they didn’t really know what was in that box that The Curmudgeon left on my chair.

     That soon changed after I came downstairs.  They each got an antler.  For the rest of the day we heard not a peep from them.  They were happy, they were amused, they were chewing for hours!  Finally Gavin got tired and insisted it was nap time.  As soon as they woke from their naps, they were right back to the antlers.  I think they like them.  I’m glad I bought two each.

They removed Elena’s tube early yesterday and she’s breathing on her own.  Let’s keep cheering her on.

You all have a good one.

Koi anyone?

Pond

     It saddens me, but I think we’ll have to give up the pond.  DH can’t do any of the work and I can’t keep up with what all needs to be done.  It breaks my heart because I love it so much but I need to cut back on some of the heavy work around here.

     We’ll have to empty it and fill it in.  Maybe I’ll put a screeened Gazebo in its place.  It would be a nice place to picnic or read and be protected from the bugs. 

     If you are in Eastern PA and could give some large, friendly Koi a good home , we need to talk.

About those cannas I am giving away…

 

     Notice how tall the Cannas are?  The fence is a six footer.

Sunshine, the happy vitamin

     It’s amazing what a spending a few days outside in the sun can do to lift the spirits.  Of course, my being outside means I was working in the gardens, which is also quite therapeutic for me.

     I may have some sore muscles but I am certainly in a happier mood than I have been for a while.  All the gray skies and rain we had made for a miserable me.

     When Mom is happy the pups and DH are happy…

Free Cannas!

     Who wants Cannas?  It’s time to dig them out and I have far too many for my gardens.  These are red cannas and are quite tall–most of mine grew to over six feet in height.

     I am giving them away to whomever of my friends wants to come and dig them out.  Be prepared, they have large roots, bring a strong shovel and plenty of containers to hold them.

     Then all you need to do is store them until spring and when the danger of frost is over, plant them.

Plenty of sunshine and bird watching

     We had another lovely day with plenty of sunshine and breezes that kept the temperatures from climbing to the uncomfortable range.

     A large flock of gold finches spent the afternoon munching away at the Echinacea seed heads in the side garden.  They were determined to get their fill.  They never went far from the flowers even when the dogs were out.

     The cardinals brought their latest hatch of young ones to the yard to flit from tree to tree.  It looks as though the males outnumbered the females in this bunch. 

     It seems as though the robins and wrens have left early for their southern vacation.  I hope this doesn’t mean a long and extemely cold winter for us.

But, but, but…DANGIT!

     The gardens were screaming for a weeding.  I couldn’t help myself, I started by tugging some bindweed off my tomato plants.  That lead to pulling some hummingbird vine that is invading everything.

    Then there were those tall grasses that were crowding into the flower beds.  I tugged a bunch of them out.  I guess DH missed my presence because he found me outside.

     I was scolded and sent inside.  {Pouty face}

Things are ripening in the garden

 

Rain glorious rain

 

     We finally got some rain, a great deal of rain.  The flash flood warnings were out in force.  I didn’t have to water my garden or potted plants.  In fact, I had to tip some water out of a couple of pots.  Am I complaining?  Not a bit. 

     Our brown lawn is already greening up, the trees that were looking droopy now look blissful, and the gardens have perked up tremendously.  The birds are excited because now that the ground is moist again the worms are closer to the surface.

     The air is cooler and it was nice to go outside and not feel as though I was suffocating.  Even DH is feeling more chipper.  The pups spent the day chasing each other around the house.

An odd weather day

 

     It rained all around us yesterday but not a single raindrop fell in our neighborhood.  I had to water the vegetables.

     I harvested six large cucumbers and a jalepeno pepper.  There’s another variety of hot pepper out there that has one almost ready to pick.  I wish the tomatoes were ready, but they’ll be a while yet. 

     Two of the five eggplants have blossoms.  I look forward to them since this time I bought different several varieties.

     I hope you all have a good day!

 

A little rain for the gardens

 

     It rained last night so I went outside afterwards to check the gardens.  We could’ve used more.  I’ll probably have to water again today.  We have several small cucumbers and eight tiny tomatoes.  Now if only the eggplants would begin to produce.

     While I was out there, I managed to startle one of new frogs.  He was out of the pond and hunting near our shed.  These frogs are as quick on land as they are in the water.  There’s plenty of good cover by the shed and he took advantage of it.  He was gone in a flash. 

     I do need to take the camera out and get some garden shots.  I’ve neglected taking pictures so far this year and missed the Iris and lily blooms.  Now the new day lilies are in bloom, the tomato plants cucumbers, and eggplants are growing quite large.