Garden Update

Back in May I posted about my yearly birthday gift from my craft partner Cynthia - a balcony garden. It's been doing really well (if I do say so myself), so have a look.

There is a dahlia in the middle of the round pot.

And there are blossoms!

And this one is getting close to blossoms Cynthia says.

Lovely dahlia and pansy.

And another planter getting close.

Don't have a clue what this is but I love the colour of it.

And more glads that are growing nicely.

These are new since the last pictures - I have hanging baskets and my very first hummingbird feeder. It's been a good growing year, lovely warm sunny days with showers at night. Except it's raining today and will mess up our 1st of July fireworks if it doesn't stop!

I Know It's Really Spring!

Every year for my birthday in the middle of May, my friend Cynthia gives me a container garden for my front steps (at my old address), this year for my balcony. And it's here now and this is what I have.

The long planter has my glads that over wintered well and the square one is ??? Cynthia told me but I had never heard of it before, so the name is gone.

This one will be begonias, colour unknown at this point.

A mix of ?? The gardeners among you will probably know and maybe you can tell me.

More begonias of unknown colour.

Another mix.

More glads and in the centre of the big round pot will be a dahlia.

There are a couple of hanging baskets yet to come. They will be a first for me as I had no place to put them at my old home.

The reason for all this is I don't have a green cell in my body, never mind a whole thumb and Cynthia is green from her finger tips to her toe tips. And since she is also my craft partner, when she visits each week she keeps an eye on everything and makes sure I don't under or over water, checks for bugs, etc. So I get all the beauty with minimal effort. Can you say spoiled?

Oh, and I've hung my first hummingbird feeder. Hopefully I will get some visitors and will be able to share some pictures with you.

HUH????

I'd like to introduce you to my doofus plants who are obviously totally unaware that it is the end of the first week of November. Not only are they still blooming, but if you look closely you will see that many of them have new buds - including the rose bush! And yes, they really are outside 24 hours a day.

You can tell it's an El Nino year for sure.

Garden Time

Let me preface this by saying I am not the gardener - I have 2 black thumbs and I can kill any plant in about 6 weeks or less. My craft partner on the other hand is a flower wizard. I swear she has 10 green fingers and it carries right up to her elbows. So, every year for my birthday she gives me a container garden that sits on the steps of my home. Since she comes over once a week for craft night, she keeps a wary eye on the plants and keeps me from destroying them..

And this year was no exception. This is what is waiting for me outside my door at the moment.

And on the other side.

I never know what she's planted - I just see what develops as the summer progresses.

And in last year's planters, 2 hardy little pansies managed to survive the winter and are blooming again.

These planters will just get cleaned out and given some fresh soil and we'll see what happens.

So, stay tuned! As things grow and bloom, I'll keep you posted.

The Last Blossoms

I think my garden is winding down - for sure these will be the last flowers I see as I leave on Sunday, but it is a lovely finish to the season.

Back to laundry, packing lists, and other miscellaneous prep. I love vacations, but getting ready to go can wear you out!

More Beauty

We're having such lovely weather and my "step" garden is responding. The glads have started

And the other pots are still showing lovely colours.

It's such a pleasure to walk out my front door.

A Summer Day

Every year for my birthday my friend Cynthia gives me a container garden to go on my front steps. It's always full of beautiful flowers and this year is no exception. It makes me look like I have green thumbs which is SO far from the truth.

And I came home to this -

Being on the table is totally forbidden (and he knows it), but I guess when the human is away the cats will play. He was NOT a happy camper when I unceremoniously dumped him on the floor (after taking the picture of course).