A June Garden Tour

 

 

Yellow Lilies adorn our blue shed

 

 

Irises to honour my late mother in law

Iris

 

Bridal wreath Spireas were flowing this year

 

Siberian Irises

 

 

Lovely big Hostas in dappled sunlight

 

 

Great year for peonies

 

 

Blueberry Vibernum

Looks like lots of blue berries for the birds this fall

 

 

A study in black and white

 

 

A study in camouflage

 

 

 

Some tools of mine

gardening journal to keep track of lists, and plans

shades to keep those squinting wrinkles to a minimum

smart phone for those all important texts and quick snaps of the garden

(altho all the pics of the garden were taken with my Nikon)

 

 

Potting up geraniums

My gentle nod to all the beautiful red geraniums in clay pots I saw in Italy

 

 

Garlic almost ready to harvest

 

 

Hoping these bunnies are the only bunnies that hang around the herb garden

 

 

Still loving our blue shed

 

 

Yellow loosestrife.

Yes a cousin to the dreaded purple loosestrife.

But not invasive and its YELLOW ---- one of my fav colours in the garden

 

 

 

Wishing you all a jolly July.....

Linking to
http://www.anoregoncottage.com/tuesday-garden-party-7-15-15-highlights/

Knock Knock! Who's there?

Um  Hello?

I am finally getting myself back to my blog.
First of all I am battling a persistent shoulder issue.
I am doing physio once a week and it seems to be slowly -- very slowly getting stronger.
I have been banned from doing any kind of yarn work and yard work.
Thank goodness HB has been off during the busy gardening prep season.
He has been great weeding, deadheading, and planting up pots!

Finally we are getting some warmish weather  so it is time to

start getting ready for some back garden parties.  Its wonderful

to see the leaves bursting and the flowers flowering. Since we had

such a hot dry summer last year the flowering trees and bushes

are giving quite a display this spring.

 

 

 

Deb and I are back to our walks.

It feels great and it is also a terrific time to just talk too.

We have upped our distance just yesterday in fact.

My legs were a little more stiff last night.

But it feels good to push a bit more.

 

 

 

Well there it is!

Its been awhile but on the advice of my

friend and walking buddy she said "just do it".