After several weeks of planting, the greenhouse is empty and the yard is full.
Jan and I came home from Idaho a couple weeks ago and found that while we were away three deer had made themselves to home in our yard...
It was fun to see the deer and they didn't seem to be bothered by me taking their picture. After they left I found out what was on their menu. We have several small oak trees that are now leafless, a strawberry patch missing about 75% of its blossoms and the tops of some tomatoes I had still in flats were nibbled off. No real harm to the tomatoes and the oaks are growing new leaves. We will miss the strawberries.
Arum Italicum...
This is an interesting flower. The leaves stand 12 to 18 inches high and the flower about 6 to 8 inches. All the foliage will die soon, leaving a cluster of berry-like seed pods on a stem about 8 inches high that will turn bright orange for fall. Late fall, early winter, the foliage will begin to grow and will remain green all through the winter.
I transplanted most of the Iris last summer, but we still had quite a few blooms. This peach colored one is one of my favorites.
The Gerbera Daisies are favorites for a lot of people.
Begonias have always been a favorite; I thought I would try some again this year.
For fragrance you can't beat Heliotrope
The Fucia spends the winters in the greenhouse; it doesn't like cold weather.
Can't get enough Impatiens; I think I planted about 10 flats of them in the yard. They are very showy by August.
I decided to start some Coleus from seed this year. They grew so well and fast that I was able to take cuttings and start new plants. I love Coleus
True blue is fairly uncommon in flowers, but this Delphinium has done it.
Can we ever have enough Dutch Iris??
The Petunias are beginning to make their statement
Now it's time to watch it all grow and enjoy the blessings that are so abundant in this life.
