I really want to write a post about all the things going on in my garden right now.
And it's Tuesday - so I am going to keep up with the inspiring Tuesday Garden Party.
If you have a garden blog or just a garden that you post about on your blog sometimes…
You should consider joining the TGP too!
I can only seem to muster in a few 10 minutes here and there to go out and look, weed, water, collect seeds…
I am starting my house/studio organization fall project - Today is DAY 1.
If you want to see what I'm doing, check out my main Marsha Neal Studio Blog…
And hopes are high to have the state of my hands once again covered in brushed off dirt from my garden...
Here is what is going on in my garden…
The BlackBerry Iris seed heads are peeling open...
The Hydrangea flower heads that I left on after such a dry season are starting to turn colors…
I cut a bunch off to help the plant survive so it would not expend extra energy into blooms that were mostly dead anyway...
The front garden (where I need to weed to keep the crab grass at bay) which will hopefully be called the "Cone flower garden area"… I actually really like this area. I think we have all despised it until I planted it a month or so ago...
The toad lilies are blooming…
St. John's Wort is still putting out yellow flowers and red seeds that turn to these dark violet ones…
Milkweed seeds from bursting seed pods…
The Nasturtiums are expanding and starting to creep (finally!)
Even onto the not so often used front porch…
Oh, and how I love the Nasturtium seeds… Will start to collect them very soon!
Here is a picture of my garden at night (just after dusk… the light is from our motion sensor garage light). I captured a video of a big moth visiting at night. And just when I thought I wasn't going to collect their seeds again - changed my mind about that one…
Besides, there are some wacky flowers on these plants.
And I know that these petal variations have a scientific name to what is going on here. I just can't remember it from college. It's like a hazy memory (the idea, not college… although…;)
The following pictures were taken after Hurricane Earl (um was that the name?) passed through
And because we live an hour and a half from the beach, and are lucky enough to have family with a house there, we can make quick overnight trips… Above is sunset on Rehoboth Beach (DE).
And a wave crashes on the Rehoboth Beach/Boardwalk jetty at sunrise…
And the Rehoboth Boardwalk dunes at sunrise…
All with my little buddy along with me…
And his goof-ball silly older sister too…
Although she was off with her cousins a lot and with Dad on the rides...
And last week I decided to give the My Mom Pattie blog a new look…
Using one of the pictures I took earlier this summer of the Magnolia (the one Dave got me for my birthday in memory of my mom…) just as it was blooming…
I have been super motivated and busy for a couple of weeks now. I just hope the momentum keeps up.
Tomorrow we have a landscaper coming out to get the drainage issue fixed (fingers crossed that it does get "fixed"). Then I can start to plan and plant on that side of the house…
Garden time, studio time, studio flow - and ultimately being able to spend more time with my family (Dave, Chloe & Riley) without so much hanging over my head on the "to do" list is my motivation - my goal! Let's hope it all works out…
Thanks for stopping by!
the name of what's happening with those flowers escapes me too! had a good giggle at hazy college comment :)
ReplyDeletethat late day sunlight on the beach... ahhh!
alright, off to check out your other blog....
Such a lovely post- lots to look at! You seem so busy- I hope all goes well for you, too! And to think you just planted that border- I don't plant anything in the summer, I feel all is good if things get watered. You have some serious mojo. :-)
ReplyDeleteHope it rubs of at the TGP (thanks for the shout-out, too!).