Tomorrow, I rake.
The next day ... (fill in the blank)
For "Patty-stiltskins" is my name.
I worked in the yard this morning, mostly using the Weed Eater around the edges. I did pull a few creeping weeds, and trimmed a couple of unruly vines. By 11:30, I was more like soggy toast than a human, so I came into the house to put a cold cloth on my head. My northern European genes have failed me, again.
As those of you who have read my blog for a while have learned, I am a daylily fancier. However, I may have to expand my repertoire of "plants I love" to include Bearded Iris. Gardening Daughter brought me a few Iris rhizomes from last fall's Iris Society sale. We planted them in the front garden which she created for me. The first to bloom was the beauty below; its name is known only to God and the grower.
There is another one in bloom, but as luck would have it, as I was searching for a name on the one pictured above, I broke off the bloom. There are a couple more buds on that plant, so I am hopeful that I can get a photo of it. It's a very, very pale rosy pink and the bloom is much smaller than the one that bloomed last week.
I have intentions of attending the Bearded Iris sale coming up this fall!
I have intentions of attending the Bearded Iris sale coming up this fall!
While I was toodling around in the day lily beds, I noticed that "H-14" (see last June's post, if you're interested, by clicking on the link) has two large flower spikes, and generally looks very healthy. Hooray! I can hardly wait for that one to get large enough to divide; I can see a home for one of its offspring in the front garden.
In the next few days, I hope to post about my new venture: Hay Bale Gardening.
More later -- when I've cooled off!
In the next few days, I hope to post about my new venture: Hay Bale Gardening.
More later -- when I've cooled off!
