The tomatoes are working on it. The part in the back some folks considered the only real part of a garden. I'm planning on getting clover to cover most of it, and some non-growing features. Turn it into a place to sit or play. Between the lack of light and the tree roots, most of it is not really much good for a garden. A few tomato plants, parsley and chives, and it's done. Pease in the spring, compost. No good forcing, I know a veto when given one.
Self appointed onion gatekeeper. "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"
Screwing up one's courage.
"FIRST!" (And the only one blooming yesterday. C'mon guys. Lettin' me down.)
The scarlet flax was mostly between bloomings. It has a shabby sort of charm even then.
Turkish Veronica, growing glacially, but spreading.
Leek bloomed on Friday, shedding the towering cover. Happy bees.
Party's over. One of the organizers left a gift, smells amazing. Eleanor not impressed.
Dinner with PILs went well, Eleanor very friendly. They got the personal garden tour. FIL starting to develop an interest in gardening. Their back yard has builders-waste-terrible dirt. I gave him sunflowers saved from last year that I didn't bother to plant.
D and I are both pretty sun baked and tired. I'm also that particular kind of restless that comes with overtired. Bunching up my work week drained reserves. Today, we rest. If I can make myself stop picking at the neglected chores of such a busy week.
3 comments:
Congratulations on a very successful first garden tour! I'll bet your house will be revisited next year to see what's new.
I love it when you put words in plants' "mouths"...they are so funny.
I'd be hard pressed to leave those jade-colored beauties on the vine to turn red. I love fried green tomatoes too much. They look huge; what varieties did you plant?
Crow,
I'm going to do the tour next year if at all possible, as a tourer, or if you prefer, tourist.
Those are about ping-pong ball size right now. They will turn purple, I can't remember what they are called. I have two roma plants and something yellow.
You answered here a question I posed in a different post - about next year's garden tour. Not a bad idea to go on it, rather than to be in it. This way you can see what others are doing and maybe give you some ideas. Then in the subsequent year (if we can allow ourselves to look that far ahead) you can be part of the tour again.
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