Yay!! I think maybe the voles are under control in the long border because alot of the plants that I seeded are blooming now. Last year every seed I put there mysteriously disappeared.
There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
- Albert Einstein.
I am reposting these pics to the new thread. This is passiflora edulis. P. edulis is the best eating cultivar and I'm in it for the fruit. Mix some in with lemonade and you'll think you've gone to heaven.
Jim
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Wow! I didn't know that, Jim! Beautiful and tasty, too!
Thanks, Carol. I have been cutting the Lilies just as fast as they bloom and I feel guilty posting the pics of them in vases on this thread, as they are not strictly "in my garden" anymore.......
There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
- Albert Einstein.
Name: Carol Santa Ana, ca Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.
Love the lilies! That Day lily looks like the one I got from Costco last year...supposed to be "chocolate candy". They tweaked the photo ALOT! I still like it though.
Thanks, Carol! Don't know the name of that Daylily.
Oh, here is the Lord of the manor.He looks rather benign, but don't be fooled...he bites and scratches...the neighbors' cat.
We love him just the same!
There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
- Albert Einstein.
Oh, for anyone interested, Santa Rosa Gardens (Thanks, Jim, for the heads up earlier in the season!) has their blowout sale going on now and have Bletillas at rock bottom prices FYI. Huge markdowns.
I received the most beautiful plants from them earlier, and just placed another order.
They ship gorgeous, healthy Salvias and Agastache and grasses, etc. Beautifully packed. And free shipping for orders over $100.
There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
- Albert Einstein.
Well we got the straw paths down today. Very proud of this achievement because if I do it too late, they are out of straw. It takes 14 bales for the paths. I had several breakthroughs including finding out that they deliver (and were coming this way today), attaching the cart to the tractor with a special attachment I've had but never tried before today, so my son could get them up the hill three bales at a time without doing it manually, getting a battery charger for the tractor, and finally ordering the right amount! :thumbsup:
I always worry before the tour about timing. And this year is no exception. The beardless irises and peonies have been exploding open in 90 degree heat the last week but tonight and tomorrow it will be low 40s at night and that should slow things down. (Again, I am glad the orchids are not outside.) (Again, thank goodness no hail!) Peak is usually 6/15.
Bet lil kitty would be good eattin' for Mr. Gator.
They are a first class vendor. Great selection of ornamental grasses.
