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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Day 127...scattered storms are expected today...

We didn't get any storms last night....not even any rain either....it is cloudy/over cast today but so far no rain or storms....so with rain expected for the next few days...I planted a few things in the garden.

 
I planted a white lilac start that i traded for...i also planted my astilbe Red Sentinel  and i also planted the salvia i got on clearance the other day...so now this bed needs a butterfly bush and some hosta panted in it...
i planted a blackberry lily i got the other day at a plant sale.
I planted a few tomato plants in veggie land in pots and planted a couple of pepper plants in strawberry fields in the veggie bed...
 
now a look at around
more iris pics




 


 
I think this one is called Jesse `s song
no for sure though
 
 
the white peony

 
a blackberry bloom

 
two of the dogs and I took a walk down the road aways and seen these irises growing along the road....basically I took the walk to check to see what color the irises were....
 
Well its still not raining here , so off to the garden maybe I go.....
 
So
I hope you all
ENJOY!
 
 

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Day 126...possable storms this eveing....

With everything going today...or rather this week....I still manage to get out in the garden some this morning...to pull some weeds....

Here are my pic for the day......

 
the iris by the side of the house
 

 
the irises along the fence in the driveway
 

 
the white peony ready to bloom

 
another yellow iris, this one is in the garden

 
my beans
 
 
I broke down and got me two yellow tomatoes



                                                          my peas

 
one of the veggie beds in the garden

 
the grape vine I replaced, the other one died

 
just one of my blackberry briers
 
Well I hope you all
ENJOY!
 

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Day 125....cool, windy today

It was a nice morning, but now it is cloudy and windy....some sprinkles here off and on....

                                            

 
I just need to plant these
 
now here is a few flowers that are blooming






                                                          I hope you all
                                                                ENJOY!

Monday, May 4, 2015

Day 124...iris post today...

Here are some of my irises that are blooming today...this morning besides the purple ones...




 




                                                 These are irises that are blooming..

 
just had to included this peony
 
I hope you all
ENJOY!
 

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Day 123....starting to get hot here....

It will be in the 80s today....so with this kind of heat I only work in the mornings , then about noonish I come back inside....

 
First Red raspberry bloom....

 
Grapes are getting ready
I will be placing something on the raspberries, blueberries, grapes this year

                                                      Now lets stroll thru the yard.....

 
This iris came from my Grandma`s Mae Yard
 


                                                  More Rose of Sharon sprouting up

 
Another iris
 
 
the second load..
After placing some in the Three sisters area
 

 
I started my island bed

 
The bed is now ready for some plants....
 
I think I will be planting a lilac bush, butterfly bush, the peonies I had ordered on the End with the Daylily, my free plant...besides some hostas, and the amethysts , plus a few other perennials...
 
Now I have 1 more bed to put some of this in right now...
 
I would like to make a propagation bed....of course that may be what I used the rest of it for....
 
 
So I am off to do some more planting...
so
I hope you all
ENJOY!
 
 
 


 

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Day 122...very nice today.....

Well it is very nice today...so you know what I am doing today...


                                                     Soon will be harvesting my first broccoli

 
Seen a ad for free mulch/compost
So last night I worked on putting it in most of my beds...
now for the pics of the beds I have so far
 
 




 
now I can plant in the bed on the left

 
I covered up the hollyhock that sprouting up...it did need some more dirt to cover it some more...
I am on the last bed on the left...
 
Hubby is going back for another load.
I might add some more to the naivety around it and under it...
 
 
Just a scenic view to end the post...
 
I hope you all
ENJOY!
 
 

Friday, May 1, 2015

Day 121...nice weather today....

It is really nice today...suppose to get into the higher 70s....



                             I don't know if you can see them or not...green onions sprouting up
                                   notice when I was watering everything this morning

 
a row of irises by our driveway

 
a iris getting ready to bloom


                                                           another one of my irises


                                                    I think this called dusty miller...I don't like it

 
some small blackberry briers


 
Soon I will have beautiful roses...to take pics of
 
Well its almost time to go get my girls for school
 
so
I hope you all
ENJOY!