Chelle, that bridge scene is absolutley fabulous!!

Love the lantern and all is so artfully done.

We are getting rain and had some today.

The Asiatics have been blooming , but the first Trumpets opened today

Love the lilies!

Thanks, Rita.

Beautiful bridge, chelle.

Karen

I also love the lilies...I am having problems with lilies..Last year I dug and reset some bulbs..With the warm spring they started coming up early and then we had some rain and cold weather..Actually we had a freeze and my lilies are kind of yellow and it doesn't look like they will even bloom..Any ideas..the new bulbs I ordered this spring are growing nicely as are my dark red Asiatics.

Veronica, I lost some Lilies from the late frost also, as well as some of the Nikko Blue Hydrangeas that had budded early.

Its always good to see lilies.

Same losses here; and they still look awful, especially the Hydrangeas since they're more focal points.

I don't know, Veronica. I think we may have some lilies that won't bloom this year, but I'm hoping they'll be okay for next year.

Asiatics are just beginning here.


Nothing seems to faze this 'Proteus' clematis.

Gorgeous, Chelle!!

What a scene...perfect for the cover of Country Gardens magazine!!

chelle,love your bridge,wonderful area....nicely done...

my asiactic lillies dont look the best this year ,looks like i may have lost some...bare spots..

Thanks, Janice.

I'm thankful every morning that particular clematis ended up in a direct sight-line from the kitchen window and our deck.




Tam, the observation area showcases the iris you shared with me...nice!

Barbarian Princess today





solar lights on the arbor...how did we live without them?


A Nikko near the house that escaped the late frost

Beautiful, Janice.

I like your dragonfly ornament, too.

Sadly we no longer grow lillies because of the red lily beetle.

I just bought 3 bagged bare root perennials, red bleeding heart Luxuriant,clematis nellie moser,and cannas....Hmmm where to plant them ???

peonies,should have gotten another photo,before the cold nights kinda zapped the blooms They dont look this good now....


spiderwort finally taking off

I put compost on one of my tomato garden areas (Not the new one). Then I decided to start on the moving of plants project. I moved two large clumps of upright sedum. One split in half so I now have two plants planted elsewhere out of that one. Then the other I was able to get moved in one clump even though it is so big I could have made four plants out of it. I just wanted to get it moved!

I was also able to dig out two of the rose bushes that are going to have to move. One had reverted to rootstock and was no good (would have had to be replaced anyway) and the other was a white climber that never did anything for me and I just don't want. But I wasn't motivated to dig it out until now. So both got dug out and tossed. Cut up and in a garbage bag that will go out in the trash after I fill it up.

It was harder to dig them up than I had hoped as I do know that I plant my roses deep and they were well rooted, having been there for many years. Now I am going to go out and dig up the one that I have cut back already for moving. I picked out a good new spot for it so might as well go do that project today before I run out of stream.

Then I can just continue on. There are more roses to move than I first thought. But I will get it done. It will be a nice veggie garden instead in that area there. Moving stuff is not so unusual for me, I move stuff around in my garden every year!

That is alot of hard work, Rita! Bravo!!

The ticks are brutal here this year, what with the mild winter, and it is getting dangerous out there. May need to get OFF or something...

That's it. I moved it. I am out of steam for the day.

Funny thing about the ticks here is - I've been tramping through the places that should be the heaviest in ticks and don't get any, the one I saw today was on our deck.


Seed-started 'Tango' pansy.

I hate ticks!