Sorry the pictures aren’t up yet, I’ve kept too busy to blog properly, although I have tried to keep the facebook going. Mowing and weeding are all we are doing right now. Ohio has turned into a rain forest, it seems, the perennials are lush and the grass abundant. Unfortunately, the fields have flooded and […]
summer
Summer Poems
In the meadow – what in the meadow?Bluebells, buttercups, meadowsweet,And fairy rings for the children’s feetIn the meadow. In the garden – what in the garden?Jacob’s-ladder and Solomon’s-seal,And Love-lies-bleeding beside All-healIn the garden. The narrow bud opens her beauties toThe sun, and love runs in her thrilling veins;Blossoms hang round the brows of Morning, andFlourish […]
Garden Photos
Here are some pictures from the garden lately. A clematis which is supposed to be on a lattice, but I didn’t get to painting it yet… it clambers among the mugho pine. Dortmund rose is finally settling in and blooms with deep cherry single flowers. Peony, Dames Rocket, and Hansa rose blooming together in neglected […]
Perfect Day in an Unpredictiable Season
Today has been what I consider a perfect day: blue skies, puffy clouds, gentle breezes, happy plants. Warm, quiet, with the scent of roses and mock orange wafting through the air… with no discernible demands. I did a little weeding this morning and that was it. Unlike yesterday, where I worked myself into painful oblivion […]
Thoughts
“Like a big mountain, a small garden stimulates, restores, and delights us, just as it poses challenges, promotes mastery, provides exercise and relieves monotony.”~ The Power of Place, Winifred Gallagher Summer has now thrown open her emerald doors. Every part of the landscape is profuse in leaves and flowers, and “green-robed senators of mighty woods” […]
Garden Update -June 08
Beginning of June- all roses in bloom. Too much RL life garden work to record it all, but worth it. I got a pat on the back from my husband for the huge advance in garden renovation. I couldn’t have done it without him and the kids. Still a long way to go, but several […]
