Finally

a little rain last night. More to come today.

old

Peonies are done.
Irises are almost done.

New

First purple hollyhock blossoms.
Lilies galore.

Enough with the planting already.

New in the ground and pots today, annuals from Meier's:

2 kinds of Salvia - 10 plants each

20 yellow and orange African Marigolds

10 pretty blue Alstroemeria (?)

Tomato - Early Girl (50 days)

Jalapeno - Mammoth

2 Sweet Basil plantings

German Thyme

Still have three perennials from Betty to put in the ground, but I have a spot picked out.

Lawn Mowing #5

Last night as the sun went down. 15-day interval. It is very dry. Only growing in the shade, but it needed to be leveled off.

25 May 2012 Plant vegetables

Pumpkin Seeds - Small Sugar New England Pie, 6-8#
Swiss Chard Seeds - Bright Lights
Bell Pepper Plant - 1 Valencia Orange
Tomato Plants - 1 Mr Stripey & 1 Big Boy
Watermelon Plants - 2 Crimson Sweet
Jalapeno Plant - 1
Geraniums -  2 Citronella, Pelagonium Graveolens
Egg Plant Plants - 4 Black Beauty

with loads of yummy hand-made organic natural compost

24 May 2012 Walk around

Perilla guarding a sunflower from the killer rabbits.

 Shasta daises getting ready, any day now...

 The beans have their poles

 The raspberries are getting ready

 The hibiscus thrives!

 As does his queen...

The new, south 15" raised bed, planted with some seeds and ready for more seedlings. Last year's north bed in the distance.

 New 5" herb bed

 Strawberries by the rain barrel

Dianthus is making a comeback and the killer rabbits have not bothered her.
Raspberry Swirl Maiden Pink

Gaillardia's first sign of color
Burgundy Blanket Flower

 The front walk for reference

 The side walk

 The butterfly bush is coming back fine

 Peonies so pink the camera pukes

 Lavender's first sign of color

Yarrow has been in color for almost a week.

Cone flower is lush

 New plantings from JoAn

 New volunteer raspberry under the cherry tree

 This thing is nice

 This one too

 My transplanted rose bush shows me a little something for my effort