We got some compost this morning and spread and rototilled it into the area where the new lawn goes. Grabbed the camera for a few shots before the rain started this afternoon. Pouring right now, good thing I watered this morning.
I like orange but this is a bit much.
It's to keep the big beasts out of the dirt and eventually the new sod. The raised part toward the back is where I'll plant a curved bed of perennials to soften the squared look of the lawn.
Sigh, talk about perfection in a rose, my previous bud shot on Vesper is slowly opening.
This is Penelope, I have two of these, an extra one from Zuzu and this one, a small own root with it's first delicate looking bloom.
Salvia madrensis
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Got this one as a 4" pot from Annie's last year, once it got into the ground it took off.
This is a large leafed abutilon that I took a cutting from my other garden when we moved. In one year it's the same size as the original and never without a bloom, which are quite large. Not sure how it will do through the winter here as it gets a bit colder than where I used to live so I'll take additional cuttings.
I have 3 blooms now on William Shakespeare 2000, the largest one is just huge. I don't normally do hand shots but I hope it gives an idea at the size. And this is still a small plant in a 3 gal. pot.
This is a cutting that took for me of a miniature, Ida Bell, I had taken these shots of it at a rose garden back in 2005 so I am tickled it rooted.
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A couple of Abraham Darby blooms that I couldn't get a shot of until I picked and staged them, now I am enjoying them inside.
Staging is fun and then you get to bring them in too! Summer Song
Four Austins, Summer Song, Abraham Darby and a bud from Lady Emma Hamilton
Last shot of the roses with a small stone bunny I found on the property, hidden in the shrubs, a sweet memento of the former English couple that lived and gardened here.
