Watering the Grass in the Flower Garden

Bella thoroughly enjoyed watering

the grass this weekend in our

flower garden

little pond is cleaned and bubbling

stock tank is cleaned and spraying

and ready for goldfish this week

new birdbath in the hosta garden

by Bella's playhouse

flowers are blooming

making way for the butterflies 

and dragonflies

Charlie is claiming the

 birdbath as his new bed!

Our Helper

so tender with a hurt butterfly she found

I need more water!

See how much mud I have!!

Saturday morning bright and early we carried all our new iris' and daylilies to the far side of the garden along with the shovels, post hole digger, wheelbarrow and watering cans full of water for planting.

Mom dug the 9 holes I needed around the fish tank for iris since I have never mastered the post hole diggers.  While we were deciding where to plant the daylilies Bella found a better use for the watering can full of water than me using it!  She managed to empty it into 7 of the holes so she could stomp in the mud.  She was covered all the way up to her diaper with mud and had a blast.  

Garden Tour Part 3

And now we come down the right side of our garden.

new pots we have added for color among all the green

wheelbarrow full of hens/chicks and sedums

hostas, peonies and mini iris'

our little pond we made years ago

new blue pot with a butterfly bush

the end of the garden with the new hydrangeas 

little concrete girl added this year

owl in Mom's wagon

Bella looking for the fish

Everything is looking so lush and green this year.  We have had lots more rain during July than ever and it sure does a garden well.

Projects Finished & Ready for Winter

last of the flowers blooming

elephant ears & tuber roses

dried out and stored

cap on telephone pole

ready for handing basket next year

other cap done also

ready for handing basket to be mounted

stock tank water garden

cleaned out and ready

lots of mulch put down

more mulch on other side of garden

train for Bella

3 tubs of rock to finish new pathway

2nd new pathway looking

from inside the garden out

same new pathway looking

from outside the garden in

We've gotten so much done in the garden this year and it is starting to look like a flower garden once again instead of a weed patch with flowers.  We managed to get 2 new pathways created and rocked, about 1/2 the garden is mulched so we will still have plenty to do next year.  We are ready for winter to arrive and leave so spring will be here once again.  

Happy Thanksgiving

from our family to yours

Water Gardens Are Finished

new tub water garden

as you walk into the garden from the house

white water lilies from Patricia

deep birdbath in middle of garden

water hyacinths and pink periwinkles

 litte stock tank with concrete flamingo

on left side, middle of the garden

white water lilies from Patricia

little pond on right side of garden

white water lilies from Patricia

and of course the big stock tank

at the back of the garden

pink and yellow water lilies, water

hyacinths, black elephant ears and

deep red begonias

One Project Down

The seating area is finished in the back of the garden.  Now we can move onto other projects, cleaning up and weeding.  Sure seems never ending at times.

everything is planted and trimmed

Bella's new bench

Jennifer gave me for Mother's Day

we can enjoy listing to the water

in the stock tank

view from behind

looking towards the flower garden

Bella's new swing Mom got her

Stella d'oros are in full bloom

We had a very nice Saturday temperature wise and managed to get the shed cleaned out and better organized.  I had plans to dig holes for our telephone poles but the forecast said rain early in the afternoon. We headed out early in the morning and about that time it started sprinkling so we worked in the shed and got the truck loaded for the dump.  

Sunday was a very wet day.  The rain finally moved in late Saturday evening and by the time Monday morning arrived our rain gauge had 6 1/2" of rain in it.  We had puddles where we've never had puddles before.  Thank goodness we are on top of a hill.  Now we are back in the 80s and sunny starting today through the weekend. Hopefully it will stay that way and we can get a lot done in the garden.

New Sitting Area Under the Bald Cypress Trees

April has been every bit as wonderful as the month of March with 70s and 80s for daily temps. This would have been a perfect year to take the months of March and April off from work.

Scarlet Heaven Itoh Peony

in full bloom

absolutely gorgeous!

mini garden with lavender iris blooming

all the mini hostas came back and the

mini evergreens survived our mild winter

new camellia bed - 2 red and 2 white

we cleaned out all the Stella d'oro daylilies

and passed them on to other gardeners

standing in front of the new patio seating area in the

back part of the garden by the stock tank water garden - Oops

I see I forgot to trim the black weeding fabric

standing behind the new seating area

looking

into the garden -

now for a couple of chairs

and we will be ready to relax!