Bamboo Forest
Arbor and Vine
Perennial Garden
A week at the RI shore in late July.
We sat on a bench under a tree
in the deep shade
as the kids shopped
in the cluster of stores,
including a candy store!
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
A Quick Walk Around the Garden
Black-eyed Susans
Daisies
Lavendar
Roses
One of the last roses
September will bring them back.
Rain gauge
Hardy Geranium
Daylilies
Japanese Maple in pot
Petunias hanging
Bird Bath with Frog
White Bellflowers
Vines on a trellis
Daylilies
Looking back:
The fountain
Azalea
Daylilies
Hanging Petunias
Butterfly Bush
Neighbor's border
Shade garden under the deck:
Wild Ginger
Fairy Reading
Pulmunaria
Ghost Fern
Ladies Mantle
Fairy Garden
on Irish Moss
On the deck:
Cleome
Marguerite Daisies
Lobelia
My garden is at its best
in July
no matter the weather!
July is Just Extreme!
There was one perfect summer day
we spent at Jessica's Garden & Lobster Shack.
It was in the mid-80s, low humidity,
hot in the sun, cool in the shade.
The grass was green. Her plants looked healthy.
But that was it, so far...
I emptied 5 inches of rain from the rain guage
after last Sunday's huge storm.
I had dumped 4 inches previously, and a couple of half-inches
and single inches in between.
We've had two heat waves of three days
above 90 degrees.
The plants are soaked and soggy--
and heat stressed at the same time.
I've also been battling whiteflies in the dahlias,
and Japanese beetles
in the roses and other perennials.
I've sprayed them with Neem oil,
cut back stems and removed leaves.
Good news.
They are making a come back.
And I can't keep up with deadheading
the daylilies.
What will August be like?
These poor plants--
and exhausted gardener!
So thankful for that perfect day.