I read this last week that gardeners this time of year focus too much on the weeds that they haven't yet gotten to and not enough on the beauty that is happening in the garden. I know that is true for me since I cringe each time I see certain sections of the yard that I haven't gotten to yet. So here is my attempt to be positive and see the beauty. Here is a little of what's happening. native lupines on the street bed ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) surreal cala lily ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) love this still blooming rhodie (drapes over from the neighbors yard) ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) blooms were so plentiful I think they broke a branch ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) columbines ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) peonies ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) columbines ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) snowballs in spring ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) clematis and french lilac in the vegie?? garden ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) so small and so fragrant ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) vegie garden going perennial ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) Lots of shade, so lots of woodland plants. dragons in the woods ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) foxgloves ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) A few ferns? Hart's tongue fern ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) painted fern ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) wild bed (Pacific bleeding hearts, ferns, azalea, sweet woodruff) ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) Ground cover pink flowering strawberry ground cover ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) Sweet eats harvesting strawberries (everbearing) ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) Sedum Baskets hanging baskets ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) sedums ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) sedum hanging baskets ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )
So many beauties in your garden. Way too hot down here to have blooms like yours so I am thoroughly enjoying wandering through yours. The veggie garden going perennial is great and I love the dragon peaking out of the woods.
Oh, Thanks for the tour Jewell, they are all gorgeous! I love the calla. Do the pink strawberries form berries? or is it just a groundcover?
Your garden is delicious, veggies or no veggies. I like your flowers but that Calla made me disappear into another world. You've caught it in the exactly right light moment and I feel you ought to magnify, frame and put it on your wall.
I loved your photos Jewell, every single one of them! That black Columbine is one I've never seen before...gorgeous! I don't suppose you know the name of that Peony? I have one the same and don't know. I wish I had more shade for some woodland plants. I'm not seeing any weeds there...
Just send all those fantastic blooms my way Jewell and I'll be a very happy bunny and love you forever!! I have so many favourites from your garden that I simply can't pick just one as a favourite.
Toni, I don't know how you survive the heat. I wilt at 80F. Carolyn, the pink blooming strawberries are primarily a ground cover. The berries that form are small and rather seedy, but the dogs like them. Thanks Droppy, sometimes you get lucky with the shots and it seems calla lilies are always very photogenic Netty, that columbine is one of those self-sown beauties. They seem to always be surprising me with different colors. Sorry I don't know the name of the peony. It came with the house. No weeds because of creative framing of shots and avoiding certain areas Thanks eileen and ML
Hi Jewell, a very nice start to your tour with those lovely blue Lupines,..that Cala Lily reminds me of ice cream!,..oh and yet another Aquilegia i have never come across before,..its a beauty!,..all your blooms are a sight to see,..and of course the inviting wicker seat in the veg garden,..nice!,..looking at your woodland selection and how they are placed gives me ideas as i have lots of ferns,..however still no painted fern!,..a nice setting you have for your garden.
I love walking thru others other people's gardens. There is so much to see and great ideas.......and a dragon........and great flowers.....a garden dragon!!......Your garden looks intact, you have trained your dragon not to eat the plants? I have been looking for a garden dragon ever since the Mrs McPherson incident. No luck. Jerry.... Jealous Jerry dragonless Jerry
Just lovely.... every picture is something beautiful and interesting to look at. This morning on the local garden show, the host asked the guest "What should people be doing in their gardens this week?" And her answer was "Walking around enjoying it..." I loved that! Hey, your sedum baskets -- Jewell, are they planted around the sides like you've done your wreaths? I like the look of them. Thank you for the tour and keeping me on the positive too!
Thanks Philip. I've really enjoyed touring your garden also. The columbines keep changing through the years. They used to be only the solid doubles. Now I am getting some new colors like the blacks and some bi-colored ones. Very few of the old-fashioned doubles any more. Guess I have pulled too many for weeds. They self-sow everywhere. Jerry for my 50th B-Day I got five dragons (four out-door types and one house dragon). It was a child-like dream I full-filled. Shy Snuffles ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) Footsworth ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) Smiley with friend Toad ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) Sorry, I just had to brag Maybe you should find some lost dragon babies? They do like gardens and are the best behaved pets. Cherylad don't you know I seldom take photos of weeds (unless you count the foxglove and lupines...most people think of them as wild flowers here). The lupine bed also has lavender that can't be found because of the grass. The driveway has some similar areas. MaryAnn we were listening in on the same message. I was gritting my teeth as I avoided one bed that badly need weeding as I took photos. There is always summer, and I will be busy during July trying to catch-up. All the ivy hedges have to be done. Yulk, but tons of mulch! School goes until June 28th because of trainings and snow days. The sedum/semp baskets were planted last year and I stored them in a covered area so they wouldn't be rained on over the winter. Only lost a few to dampness/rot. This spring I am trying to get some of the semps to take in the side pockets (finger holes). Some of the sedums are great trailers from top plants.
Oh boy!--What good foto's of your garden. I admire your positive attitude about weeds. I really do dislike weeds, but not weeding. I enjoy it because I can right-away see progress. No matter how weedy my garden gets, I do not forget to look at the little beauties that are in the flower garden. I sort of view the veg garden and the flower garden like kids...in the sense that I feel that I have to show them equal interest. The tour began with a very lovely lupin shot. The way that the leaves were illuminated make the overall pic look smashing. Of course things like the peonies and rhodies look just gorgeous,but it was the little columbines that caught my eye. Your veggie garden in transition looks cozy...complete with a nice chair--a most essential garden tool. I liked the looks of those sedum baskets too. They really work. Thanks again for this super posting. I enjoyed it very much.
