Sunday, May 27, 2007

Recollection Day

Favorite View for Today

The groove of work and play has been a smooth and ever flowing one ... With beats of jazzy interlude added while composing in my gardens. Not much recorded as of today but that is about the change!

This is one of my very favorite years of gardening! I have replaced most of my favorites (which merely grace my gardens via their remnants in my compost pile as they "passed" due to extreme heat and/or my journey back to wellness) and added some new and delightful varieties! Thus there are numerous varieties of perennials, herbs, vegetables and annuals blooming and adding color and dimension currently within my garden.

Of course one of the most difficult parts of gardening in the short term is pruning back blooms to facilitate growth and health. I planted a flat of Dream Red and Famous Blue Petunias yesterday. Each plant bearing numerous blooms, many of which were clipped in order to celebrate more blooms later this month.

I have been busy transplanting Iris and Daylilies and Victoria Blue Salvias to their new homes as well as planting previously container-grown items into their new homes. What a blessing to see these tasks complete.

Salvias are one of my favorites due to both their beauty, constant bloom — but most of all their hardiness! More about Salvia later ...

Current status of backyard project: 80% complete. What remains is final clearing of backyard full-sun garden corner and shade garden corner. As well as moving my garden work station to the shady area of the NW corner of the backyard gardens.

What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade. ~Gertrude Jekyll
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