In late June, there is a lull, blossom-wise. This is my time to be out dead-heading the spent spring blossoms so the plants don't waste their energy producing seeds. I also get really anxious for the next phase.
This summer I'm enjoying all this mostly from my office window, because although my leg is mending nicely I still don't get around so well on uneven ground. And because it's like an oven out there. So instead of showing new photos, I'm sharing this one from two years ago (oh, and the one in the header). Let's pretend we're sitting in the garden enjoying a cup of tea. We can also pretend it's, you know, 80 degrees (F) with low humidity. Have a lovely day!
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Your garden looks like a Monet painting. That's the highest compliment I can award a garden.
Must be hot out there. Can't we have a little of your heat? It's 55 degrees outside right now and it's the middle of JULY! Grrr!
Oh, and I love your garden and especially your new header.
I hate gardening, but love that other people do it and do it well.
I agree with Chubby Chaterbox, only I have to view it from my cateract right eye for it to look like a Monet.
Wow!What a great looking yard!!
I have lost control of my back yard, what with the trip to Europe, getting ill, then having to have surgery.
Blah.
What a great yard!!
~shoes~
I wish I could have a garden that lovely, but it would need high deer fencing all around it. I'm afraid I'm limited to lavender, which no creature seems to want to eat. May you be dancing on table tops soon, my friend.
What a gorgeous place to sit! (Wish I'd had that view while my leg was healing.)
Hey Nancy! Hope you're healing up well and the lack of mobility isn't sending you into cabin fever. We have the opposite problem, weather-wise; rain, deluge and downpour. So, it's all relative. Rest up, look forward to your triumphant return to the garden. Indigo x
I'll join you for that cup of tea! your garden is breathtaking!
Glad you are healing from your fall- lovely flowers outside your window!
Your flowers are spectacular. I hope they are giving you some joy as you continue to heal. Take care.
Your garden is gorgeous. I hope your healing continues at a fast pace, that your weather cools and that you can be outside to enjoy the beauty.
I never knew the reasoning behind "dead-heading" although I've been faithfully plucking spent blossoms from my hanging petunias. I only knew that it helped keep the blooms coming. Glad you're getting around better!
UGH! You are not the only one who is completely over the temperatures. I feel like I'm baking every time I go out. I've actually become a morning person over the past 3 months just because it's the only time I can get things done outside. I hope it cools down a LOT, very soon, for both of us!! And I look forward to some real-time pics of your secret garden. These are so gorgeous!
Your garden view is lovely! Good to hear that you are resting and healing up proper! Oh I hate the heat too..with no AC at the museum I am exhausted by the time I get home:(
Well, no one wants to be outside for very long, so enjoy the perfectly good excuse you have for taking it easy and enjoy that tea. Glad to hear you leg is mending nicely.
Oh my goodness that's beautiful! Love those yellow lily's!
I love your new header. So pretty and fitting. Best wishes for getting back on your feet 100% soon. Best wishes to ALL of us--at least those in the oven-like spots--for the crazy heat to head on our. Soon!
what lovely photo's. I too love the flowers on the deck but they're not doing as well as they have in prior summers due to the heat. But today and yesterday was lovely. And I am here, on the deck, watching the birds and bees and flowers and trees.... ahhh the simple things in life are oh so sweet!
Such a gorgeous and inviting garden! I hope you're healing continues to go well, and as quickly as possible.
thank you for inviting us into your garden - it looks gorgeous. I raise my imaginary cup of tea to you :)
Looks gorgeous and inviting, beautiful photo
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