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More Late Spring Pictures… and Thanks

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I saw many rainbows this year

The peony season is over, but they were beautiful

Alchemyst bloomed richly though insects feasted .

It is still rainy. In fact, it rained today. I removed the lettuce which looked fresh and healthy, but had gone bitter with the heat. I hoed away the many little weeds which were everywhere in my vegetable/cutting garden. Hot sweaty work!

I try not to feel overwhelmed, but there is a lot of weeding to do- it is like July here. But then I look at how my children have helped and how my husband made some raised beds for the big vegetable garden. And I think of the encouragement I received to rebuild my gardens…. and I just feel thankful. It makes the overwhelmed feelings fade( or in this heat, melt) away.

I’ve seen gorgeous rainbows, and experienced my garden’s aromas and beauty, I’ve harvested some lettuce salads, and added to my arsenal of working tools with a Troybilt Mantis* tiller. It has been a good year… quite different, but blessed.

I appreciate my online garden friends… and thank each one for their encouragement and support that comes from their interest. It helps to give me meaning to my days. Writing is for the reading, and so many things in our lives are like that. I am thankful.

* I’m not a very good person to remember brand names…oops.

Pictures from my garden.

About Ilona Erwin

I was a garden blog pioneer, and began writing on this blog in 2003. Before that I had begun a garden website that has been at its own domain since 2006, Ilona's Garden.

I still love writing, gardening, and art after all these years, although travel and grandchildren have become a big part of my life, now.

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  2. Ilona says

    Thanks for reminding me- so we have both! I like the way I can maneuver the Mantis. Back in the day I handled the big back tine machines, but no more.

    -Now that you do you know why I would get so exhausted during main garden season.

  3. Ilona says

    If I could keep the brand names straight I could probably advertise- I should pay more attention. I just want my machines to work and not require attention.
    – Leave attention efforts to people 🙂

  4. chidy says

    i am a Mantis owner. i would shill for those folks in a heartbeat. it is the best thing ever, in the garden. so tough, so useful, so easy to move. not expensive, well crafted. i’ve never had a problem with mine.

    i rent The Monster twice a year, for the big beds. but most of the time, my mantis is all i need. none of that shoulder and back and arm pain one gets with other mega tillers.