Around the Yard #23: Trying to Keep up..

Gosh everyone’s flowers are blooming as mine would be in a month from now. Most would be norally bloming now but

Our summer is very late this year and cold. I am hoping for rain today the soil is all dust

Lillies bloom in July and Aug for me

I feel left out Whaaaa

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.

you have all my favorite flowers Scot.
It’s really hard to get blues for the whole season.
That’s one good reason to culltivate Veronicas.

The lilies are paying you back big time now!

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

Beautiful garden Scott…Yes Bunting, I’m in the same boat as you. It’s been terribly dry, we had a warm spring, now it’s turned cold again…ugh.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Scott, that flower garden at the back of the dog run is outstanding. I love the colour. Your lillies are putting on a lovely show. Nice, very nice.

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

Gardens are looking good Scott.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Thanks, eh.. :)

Got more in the plate too.. Going with the FIL to pick up the freebie windows on Monday or Tuesday.. No clue how many I’ll be picking up though. I’ve got to plan out real quick the basic layout of the greenhouse so I can figure out how many of what size would be best placed where. Will no doubt grab several more than needed for a greenhouse, after all I’ve got the garden shed to do as well.

Add onto that, we’re picking up 10 bales of straw for the garden so I can mulch it down after I till the grass under.

So much to do..

Bob, you should see the Daylillies out by the walk. It’s their second year and they look great. Really looking forward to seeing how they do next year. I’ll snap a picture if I can get some taken before my 3yo gets outside.. He looooooves flowers.. Picks as many as he can. There’s a good dozen+ blooms on the floor behind me as he’s eating lunch.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

Love the tour … your gardens are just busting with color and have gotten so lush and full. I have lots of buds but no flowers on the Asiatic Lilies Dini gave me last summer, my roses and of course the Stellas. Other than lots of green still … sooooo, I’m a bit envious – hahaha!!!

Well my dear boy, you indeed sound BUSY (as always) but it is a good busy. And I love that your son loves his flowers!! -vbg-

Daughter and granddaughter are flying in on Friday from Arizona … she is gonna be 2 in July. Soooo, wondering if she will like to pick “Ganma’s flowers” ... ;-)

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

I’m sure she’ll love picking flowers… So long as she doesn’t pick the whole thing.. I had to replant one of the blanket flowers that Donovan pulled out by the roots just a bit ago.. He got a little over zealous with his pulling.

Reminds me, I’ll have that in the mail for you in a few days. Picking up the mailer when I go out tomorrow to run a few errands.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

Lord, I’m jealous. So much color. I have green. Little bit of purple and blue (St John’s Wort, Phlox, and Hardy geranium (actually more a magenta)), but otherwise, green.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

lovely.. that soft coloured one – oh my oh my!!!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Scott: Beautiful flowers! Especially liked the first photo of the lilies and the last photo. Are those Delphinium? How about a Chick Update-haven’t had one in a while. Unless I missed it. How are the chickens-no longer little now, I’ll bet! Are they enjoying their new digs? Send pictures!

If those are Delphinium, that’s one scary huge bee! :D

LOL.. No, those are Speedwell.

As for the chicks, who are now pullets, they are doing fine.. I’ve got to get their run done though so that they can enjoy the outside. Well, that and the finish trim and shingles on the coop.

I’ll put some pics up once I get the roof shingled. ;)

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

Scott, do you ever bump into yourself like my pal Greenthumb.
Do you guys never rest?

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

I bump into myself from time to time.. That or walls.. Or what ever else ends up being in my way while I’m running around… ;)

There will be time to rest when I’m dead.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

Thanks Scott … I’m looking forward to getting them … and maybe, just maybe I can convince our little one to just touch and then smell Ganma’s pretty flowers … yah, in my dreams … I know … hahaha!!!

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

I have never met a man nor a woman

who didnt like flowers

and those who said they didnt

lied

-- Central northish Ontario