A Sunday In June

There is a garden in there I swear. It is getting better, but it is still a bit dinged from the hail storm. I am loving the completely self sown drifts of the native Hydrangea arborescens in the back ground. They will be in full bloom shortly.

The variegated Feather Reed Grasses I planted last year are gaining some substance.

I planted about ten more this spring in the Tall Flower Meadow. They are coming from divisions of larger clumps so it takes them a couple of seasons to grow some heft. I have the time to wait.

The Louisina iris 'Black Gamecock' is blooming.

The bright, bright discarded orange lily is at peak.

I had no idea what this might become when I asked if I could hold it for a while. Today its purpose was revealed and a nice coat of gold spray paint was applied.

Sorry dude. The strawberry crop was a failure this year. Most of the plants died out. Move on along. Nothing for you to eat here. Of course this could be a Ma'am and she might be wanting to lay eggs. The fluffy soil in the roadside vegetable garden seems to attract egg laying box turtles.

Parsnips in bloom.

You see, every time I drove by I was just too tired to harvest bamboo for the pole beans. I was even contemplating scrapping the pole beans this year because it was getting late in the planting season.

This morning I bumped into my pole bean tower. After it was nicely painted, I had the thought of turning it into a trash mobile up there by the scenic byway during the off bean season, with a nice sign on top, "Is This Your Litter?"

I'll have bean season to think it over.

The Meidiland Rose is having a good year. It froze to the ground two winters ago and had to start over from scratch.

Carolina Lupine, Thermopsis caroliniana is looking fine. I grew four from seed and planted them last fall. One survived. I'll do it again with this year's seed crop. I need more of them.

There is a garden in there I swear. Each passing day is showing more bloom.

There are other entertainments while I wait.