Master Gardeners Made Our Day

Beautification Award for June

from the Robertson County

Master Gardeners

Japanese Iris 

Japanese Iris

Rose Champions

new angel from

Peggy & Bob Boyer

We've had a wonderful week and it has just started!  The weather is great and we were awarded the Beautification Award for the month of June from the Robertson County Master Gardeners.  Our neighbors are master gardeners and they came and took pictures a couple of weeks ago tonominate us for the award for this month.  They came yesterday afternoon and put the sign in the garden and took pictures for our local paper.  We are so excited!

Our peonies have finished blooming and the Japanese Iris have started along with the Rose Champions.  The Rose Champions have taken over under the pine tree and look fantastic, apparently that is the best spot in the garden for them as they have pretty much died out everywhere else.  Thank goodness they found their spot and their blooms look spectacular around the tree.  Their picture does not do them justice at all.

Last but not least is our newest angel that was given to us by Peggy & Bob Boyer of Shelbyville when they visited a couple of weeks ago.  Thanks a lot guys, we love her.

New Wash Tub Garden

While I was on vacation the past week I worked in the garden weeding, planting and playing.  One thing I did manage to get done was my wash tub garden I had been planning for ages.  The best thing of all was that I already had all the old tubs and didn't need to buy any!  Half of the tubs are in shade and the other half in sun - I couldn't have planned it better myself.

More Peonies

 Itoh Yumi (Beauty) Yellow Doodle Dandy Peony

Itoh Bartzella Peony

The Yellow Doodle Dandy is the one in front blooming it's heart out and Bartzella is in the back with a few blooms.  Bartzella is a much smaller plant than the Yellow Doodle Dandy is so in a few years it should have just as many blooms.  All the peonies are blooming much better this year than the last few but our winter was a little colder which seems to make a big difference.

Perfect Gift for Mother's Day

Artwork from Bella

Itoh Peony "Treasure" Peony Blooming

Itoh Peony "Pink Double Dandy" Blooming

Coral Charm Peony Blooming

After a nice cool weekend we have the perfect week coming up. Supposed to be 70 today and then 80s for the next 6 days.  Perfect for working in the garden since we had another load of mulch delivered Thursday!

Puddles

were made for jumping in

We had another 1 3/4" of rain this past weekend which made Bella one very happy little girl.  She tried jumping in the puddles with her rain boots on during the morning but that just wasn't good enough.  When I got home from work we went out in the garden again and she had a blast!

Camellias & Tree Peonies Are Blooming

The camellias and tree peonies are in full bloom and gorgeous.  It is a good thing Mom had staked the tree peonies last week as we have 4 1/2 inches of rain from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning.  Everything is a soggy mess right now.   

We Live to Mulch

but first some tulips &

the halcyon hosta

wintered like a champ

middle left side of garden

upper left side of garden

by reading corner 

front of garden

reading corner

front of garden

 front of garden

moving on down

front of garden

middle section, front of garden

basket has 2 mandevilles for trellis

butterfly feeder in flower planter

no mulch here as a pathway will

be going in for this side of the garden

tulips & new skinny pot for hosta

The past 2 weekends we have been weeding and mulching like crazy.  My nephew is getting married in June and we are hoping to hold their wedding shower in the garden this coming weekend although it is not looking likely since the forecast now shows rain Saturday and Sunday.  We shall see.  Even if we don't we have sure gotten a lot done and can enjoy it all summer instead of sweating to death trying to mulch. haha

New Hosta Bed Finished

After another gorgeous weekend we have our new hosta bed finished.  We found the pots at Home Goods and Ross' and they were all in the same color family, perfect for this spot.  This bed is at the back of the flower garden adjacent to Bella's play area and little house.

Wheelbarrow A Big Hit

Bella & her new wheelbarrow

and rain boots

bricks & stepping stones for new pots

garden dirt, top soil, humus & cow manure

moved buttercups blooming

hellebores still blooming

What a nice cloudy/rainy not quite cold weekend we just had.  I made 2 trips to Lowes on Saturday morning to get garden dirt that was on sale and went ahead and stocked up on top soil, humus and cow manure.  Hopefully this weekend is going to be as nice and warm as they think and I will be ready to start filling all our new pots.  I also got stepping stones and bricks to put 3 of the larger pots on.

Mom & I got Bella a mini wheelbarrow and rain boots for Easter and she was tickled pink.  Now she can stomp in the mud puddles, help me move rocks and dig/move dirt.  She is ready to go!

We still have buttercups blooming and the older hellebores are still in full bloom and gorgeous.  

Hopefully spring is really on it's way this time!