back in the garden again at last
Today was a wonderful fall day. A shipment of irises from Argyle Acres had arrived a few weeks ago. They should have already been in the ground.. It felt good to get my hands back in the dirt. I have been way too busy lately with work, with the responsiblity for my parent’s care, and various other concerns.
After planting the irises I weeded the front garden, then just watched the clouds in the sky and talked with neighbors.
Blue is one of the best colors for the garden in my opinion and there is lots of it right now. Not only the eupatorium which is so popular with monarchs but also morning glory and the blue lantana. Next to the lantana in the picture above is another favorite plant of mine, four-nerve daisy or Tetraneuris scaposa. True, the little yellow daisy is not that showy but the plant has bloomed for me every single day of the year. It bloomed on the hottest day of the year in July and it bloomed in January when it was buried in snow.
October 24th, 2004 @ 1:30 pm
Glad to see you are enjoying a day to yourself.
How are your parents doing? Is your Dad able to adjust to his new place? That has to be so hard on him.
October 26th, 2004 @ 1:29 pm
Lantanas (as well as many ornamental salvias) are not hardy enough for our zone 5. I miss them. Thanks for the picture.