All of a sudden it's like summer outside and I want to be eating fresh produce from my garden. But alas, it's not even Memorial Day yet. There are a few signs of summer though. The first dragonfly:
And really, what could be more summer than a sun-drenched tomato plant (this Hillbilly actually has flower buds on it):
But the Husky cherry tomatoes are not looking so good:
Another not so attractive portion of the garden right now is the hillside that's supposed to be wildflowers. Lots of weeds and the wildflowers are still teeny tiny seedlings. Not happy with this area at all. Thinking it would be nicer to cover it all in mulch:
But close by the perennial shade containers look just lovely:
The dahlias are popping up all over the place:
Including 4 out of 5 of the containers by the cellar doors:
And the Hootenanny dahlia in the heuchera is getting big:
There is the promise of peas shortly:
And a full on flower on a Black Russian tomato plant:
The radishes are getting to an eating size. In fact I ate this one (Beauty Mix) after I took this photo -- yum! I never knew I liked radishes:
The red potatoes are doing great in the big grey containers and I will probably be adding more soil this weekend:
See what I don't have in the front of the patio garden? Zucchini! No sign of the seeds planted on May 7th, but they take 10-14 days to germinate depending on soil temperature and we've had some cold days since the 7th. I'll give them another few days before I panic:
But I'm sure you saw what I do have in the patio garden...lots of flowers -- irises, Siberian irises, and lupine:
I think I'm having the most fun with the lupine:
This is so almost a great photo:
The afternoon light hits the blooms so nicely it's tough to stop taking photos:
I've found that I cannot sit still in the garden anymore. I brought a book and a beverage outside on Friday afternoon (along with my phone and Blackberry since I was technically still working), but I immediately started watering and weeding. And then I had to grab my gloves and trusty Felcos because the overhanging limbs were driving me nuts over here (and pardon the horrible photos I'm about to share):
Ah, much better:
You can actually see the hosta/rhododendron bed now:
VPH came home and immediately asked me what I did:
We'll be sending those limbs to the transfer station to be chipped there. Some of them are almost 2 inches in diameter. I had to do some fancy bending and slicing to get them down. I think I finished the garden too soon. It's all I can do to keep from going to a nursery and buying more things to plant!
I'm so excited about your potatoes, and I love the lupine/buzz bee photo. It IS perfect!
Posted by: mummer | May 22, 2010 at 08:33 AM