A Stolen Bloom Day

I have had a lot on my mind of late and completely and totally forgot it was the internationally recognized Garden Bloggers Bloom Day today until I had finished my volunteer correspondence and wandered out in the web of gardeners to pleasure myself.



As the sub-title of this blog implies, I do indeed live the life of gardening and it just so happens the reason I was in West Asheville yesterday evening was to scout for potential gardens for the upcoming garden stroll.



What follows may or may not be gardens featured on the stroll, but if anyone should take an inquisitive walk through the real neighborhoods of West Asheville, you will indeed see blooms and sights like this.



Good thing I took pictures yesterday because it started pouring, even hailing a bit, and hasn't stopped since I left work late this afternoon. There will be no bloom report from the low spot of a North Carolina mountain top for this Bloom Day. You see enough of that anyway.



Let's go to West Asheville for Bloom Day. Ok mark this down to go chat up the gardeners later.



And we stumbled upon a sunset view.



There are quite a few real and avid gardeners in this urban community.



One thing that sets the hardcore gardeners apart is that in these very tiny urban front yards the front lawn is a thing of the past. There is no room for grass unless it is an ornamental grass.



My gardener's eye looks for plants that could be blooming in early September amongst the lush summer blooms. Anemones, sedums, Joe Pye, Goldenrod, Ironweed , Asters, Sheffie Mums? Do I see any of that?



Here we have an entirely edible front yard. Call Fritz Haeg. The summer vegetables were just recently planted. Or you could call it the roadside vegetable garden with the wildflowers mixed in. Put my house closer to the road and there isn't much difference.



Oh nice. Mark this one down. This co-op housing development also had an extensive vegetable growing area.



Now I wonder what category Ms. Carol Of May Dreams, founder of Bloom Day, competitive rule maker and garden geek analyzer would have for the gardener who can readily steal Bloom Day worthy pictures from just going about their ordinary everyday life?