Some Later Plantings

More on the Pond Garden

I've been neglecting this blog for quite a while and I did want it as a record of the garden this year so I'll put some more photo's on it now. We finally got some nice lily's in the pond this year.

Esperanza

The yellow flower above is an esperanza. We've harvested some seeds and we want to do more of these in 2009!

Butterflys

The butterfly population was way down this year but we did catch this Tiger Swallowtail on a Cora Vinca

Hydranga and Lily

From the Vegetable Garden

Calla Lily & Gerber Daisy

The "Pond Garden"

We'll work on the pond next week, adding more rocks and more plants - eventually looking something like the edited photo below.

New Blooms in the Garden

Around the Yard in Early May

The "Rose Garden"

The "Springy Chair Garden"

The "Springy Chairs"

This is a shade garden, named for the two chairs from mom and dad, where we sometimes sit for coffee, snacks, or both, or for no special reason at all. It offers a nice view of the rest of the back yard, provides shade, and is the best place for enjoying the cooling breeze on a warm day.

It's been an evolutionary garden where we try new shade plants and the number of different plants in it totals about 14 or 15. The main stars are: several varieties of Hostas, Wood Ferns, a Holly Fern, Japanese Painted Ferns, Liriope, English Ivy, Dwarf Mondo, , and - for color - Dianthus and Coleus. Seasonal players are Crocus,

Jonquils, and Caladiums, and a Boston Fern. There's a Walkers Low, a couple Diascus, a Spike,and several others.

Glynda's Irises Are Doing Really Well This Year!

Glynda has two iris beds and both are producing more blossoms than at any time in the past. Unfortunately we only know one of the varieties and that's the "Stepping Out" - the one toward the bottom here with the purple and white colors. The yellow blossum on the bottom is a "Louisiana Iris" and it's growing in the pond. It's very tall this year, about four feet, and this is the first year it's produced multiple blooms (It's in the shade most of the time.).