New in the Garden this Year

gorgeous pot with angel wing begonias

banana tree is getting huge

all the rain we gotten makes such

a huge difference

cast iron pots in the magnolia tree

with mini/small hostas

mini cast iron pot with cherish hosta

glass bowl with sand for the butterflies

metal train in the new hosta garden

and close to Bella's play area

ming treasure hosta blooms

ming treasure hosta in another 

gorgeous blue pot

new concrete pot for a new

hosta garden I'm putting in 

the back yard

new metal pot for the new hosta garden also

owls

cast iron owl

pink swirl hibiscus

iron planter I lined with rocks for planting

mini evergreen tree in top basket &

mini birdbath and fairy in bottom basket

Fall Color

Yesterday afternoon I walked around the garden and took some pictures of our fall colors. We have had a fantastic fall this year! The month of October was wonderful, temps in the 60s and 70s for the most part with rain here and there.

blue skies looking from the back corner of the garden

maple tree in front yard next to the road

birdfeeders and water moved to the porch

Mom and Bella sit in the window to watch

the birds during the day

back patio we can't keep clean from the leaves falling

lilacs in full fall color

ginko tree is a beautiful shade of gold

barn at the back of the garden

We have had rain since this morning and hopefully it will stay all day. Sure will make pulling weeds a lot easier this weekend. Progress is being slowly made in the clean up but there is still a lot to do. We are trying to move peonies, iris and daylilies that have out grown their spots into the newly cleaned areas. I don't imagine we will have very many more weekends to get this done but then again there is always next year right around the corner.

For the Birds

Birdbaths

starting in the backyard

in Mom's bed of roses

seen from the kitchen window

in the bed of peonies and lilies

hanging in the Bradford Pear tree

over the patio for the hummingbirds

hanging in the tulip magnolia bush

off the front porch for the finches

in the knockout rose and peony bed

very shallow - have to fill every 2/3 days

2 cute little ones for the new

hosta/hydrangea bed - they

don't even hold water for 1 full day

looks good though

walking into the garden

new birdbath from Lowe's

surrounded by daylilies and peonies

at the front of the garden

surrounded by daylilies

walking around the other side of the garden

new flower one from the Wild Birds Unlimited Store

I just couldn't resist - very shallow and

have to fill every day

sure looks good surrounded by weeds!

I worked Saturday morning at the back of the garden trimming the dawn redwood and bald cypress trees up a little and cleaning out the dead limbs. I also managed to clean up and trim the crape myrtles that came back from our cutting them down this spring along with the tulip magnolia and rose of sharon bush. Two daylily beds also got cleaned out and mowed down for the summer. It is now possible to walk into the garden from the back driveway without bending over or sliding through anything since one of us is usually carrying Bella. It sure made our walk to the stock tank to feed the fish Sunday evening so much more enjoyable.

Still Hot in the Garden

We finally got a break on Sunday -- the high was only 88. The garden is looking much better since we started watering although on Saturday we got plenty of thunder and lightening but no rain. If we are lucky we might get some rain tonight or tomorrow. Probably scattered showers but that is better than nothing. We've been trying to get all our new plants in the garden and some maintenance taken care of.

got a fresh coat of paint on the patio chairs

love that rustoleum paint - it covers everything

queens anne lace making a good showing

part of the garden to avoid for now as

chiggers love us something fierce

got the windmill painted

need to find new parts for it

Uncle Billy's garlic

new water wiggler for the birdbaths

looks so neat & runs on 2 D batteries

got the foxgloves planted

also planted foxglove seeds

back side of little pond area

solar fountain in little pond

works great with full sunshine

shoots little bursts with shade

my little goldfish sure loves it

pacific coast iris all planted

in corner by little pond

hopefully easier to keep alive here

umbrellas for 2 of the tree peonies

they were wilting under the 90+ degree sun

butterfly weeds and yellow daylilies

blooming better than ever

Garden Art

Art in Our Garden

new concrete birds for the big

rose pot in the center of the garden

we found 2 of these on clearance at TJ Maxx

bluebird back in his cage for the summer

in the planter by the patio

birdbath planter with lavender/white flowers

this year - million bells, african daisy & geraniums

close up of lavender million bells

my favorite annual this year

birdhouse by driveway

now you can see it since we cut back the crape myrtle

gathering the watering cans in one place

front hosta garden

one of the swings in garden

cherub with spiderwort

the best it has ever bloomed

cicadas have arrived

thank goodness we don't seem to have very many

I will be on vacation until June 6.