More Garden Stuff

Les Paul

Barin pointed out that this would have been Les Paul's birthday, so I went looking for something iconic to post.  Now I must admit, I'm a low-brow heathen. I don't think I like ANYTHING Les Paul ever recorded. To my ear it all sounds plinky, soulless and over produced. I am certain this tells you way more about my lack of taste then his ability. So here's one anyway.

Vintage Iron

...and vintage climbing roses. Sorry I haven't written much lately. I've been outdoors a lot.
Points in today's bonus round for anyone who can I.D. the old bike.

Rachel Price

Monday 06/06/11

93F right now at 1:30. Gonna go higher. August weather in June. Tomorrow will be worse because it'll be continued hot but with winds gusting to 29 mph. It'll just desiccate the plants. Some of the plants which are left over from the once shady garden are suffering in the sun so I'm watering with a sprinkler to cool them down. I'm noting which are wilting and will relocate them when it cools down a bit. Once in a lifetime rains, storms of the century and unheard of heat are the norm. It's time that the plants learned that life isn't just a bed of roses. 

Penny's Garden

This is part of Penny's garden across the street from us. "Across the street..." somehow suggests distance and separation. As the street is actually an eight foot wide alley, our neighborhood gardens visually run together. For me, looking at Penn's green lushness, this works out pretty well. For her, I'm kind of an eyesore extension of her garden. There is a reason I have not posted pictures of my entry garden this year. It's a weedy shambles. I hope to get a handle on it eventually. If Penny has any weeds, she at least has just cause, as tending her ailing mother has been more important than tending the hostas the past couple of years.

Pinks

Factoids:
#1. These little flowers are not called "pinks" because they are pink. The color is pink because of the flowers.
#2. The petals have a jagged edge - an edge we refer to as being pinked (as in a pinking shears).

Gary Clark, Jr

Why doesn't Chris A. wear Aviators? Thanks, Chris for the heads up.

Garden This Morning: 06/03/11

Twenty years ago when I first started building this garden I pretended it was a sunny and I planted old-fashioned roses. The trees continued to grow and eventually reality set in. It became almost strictly a shade garden. I found that the climbing roses fared okay, and daylilies, the tree peonies and some of the older varieties of irises. Last year the neighbor to the south had to take out a huge oak and later a storm came through and took out all of the big trees to the west. Now we're back to a lot more sun, which opens up some planting opportunities. I am resisting ripping things out again and starting over. We'll see how things fare. The older I get the more I appreciate foliage. Not every plant has to have showy flowers, but I try to get the most bang for my buck when I do plant a flowing plant.

The hosta steps. Slowly, but surely becoming a theoretical entrance to the garden.

The white iris is from Maude's garden. The apricots are modern hybrids.

Tami Staker's irises. (Or Peg Warren's irises, depending on how long you've been in Oakwood)

More irises from along Maude's picket fence.

Me Too

And So It Begins

Chris Kvale emailed today to ask if I wanted my name stamped in the bottom bracket, and if so, how do I want it spelled ...exactly.    GUNNAR  !!!

06/01/11