Nasty scenes and Messes

Here are the things that drive me a little crazy. They wear on me, ya know?
This out of control, out of proportion Blue Oat Grass...very healthy, nice and big, taking over...and dwarfing my trees! This must go.

See what I mean? Everyone hates an attention hog.

An otherwise lovely scene, but the dying foliage of so many bulbs, Iris and Crocus just about ruin it. I must re-arrange.


This whole garden bed bugs me. The plants are small, placed for their eventual growth, so there's a polka dot effect...not pretty. In fact I pretty much hate it and if the weather was cooler I would be taking action. Stay tuned.

Shriek! Ok this is partly my fault for not clearing out the mess...still.

Veg progress

Butternut Squash...what's up? Seems like they tried to die the day after I watered them. Weather has been weird but c'mon, please!

Kohlrabi...must be time to eat since it's cool weather veg & 90 degrees out.

Tomatoes with blooms and about 3' tall.

Lemon Cucumber.

Slicing Muncher Cucumber.

Pickling Cucumber.

New Plants!

My husband spoils me and takes me to the neighborhood plant sales all weekend long. Nice ladies who know their gardening stuff, surprising selections of flowers and natives, and the best part, excellent prices. I love it! Here are some newcomers:
Corsican Mint has been placed just about everywhere we could find. At .30 cents for a 4 inch pot...I had to go crazy and buy 60+, wouldn't you? It forms an inch thick mat you can walk on and smells of stingent mint (delicious).

Wine colored daylily.

Agastache. This is another first for me. Foliage smells like oranges...really nice. This is a few sprigs but my neiborhood garden expert tells me I'll be dividing a large clump in no time.

Zinnias...giants. I never can get these to grow because I forget to water them, so starting with a plant instead of seed is probably a wise move.

Thumbelina and Lilliput Zinnias, 6" to a foot tall. Come on butterflies.

Autumn Joy sedum...3 new plants. Amazingly, these were free.

Inside-out flower. Will have to wait to see the inverted bloom shape.

A couple Columbines.


Hostas.

Michaelmas Daisy, Purple.

Newbies not pictured:
Bishop's Cap
Michaelmas Daisy Blue
Michaelmas Daisy White
Artemesia
Pasque flower
Clematis
Autumn Fern
Coral Bells
Monarda
Oregon Grape
Perennial Sunflower
Zucchini Round
Early straight yellow squash
White squash
Kale

First Fruit

The strawberries are amazing! They don't get too much water from me and they are going strong. I am puzzled as to why no birds or slugs are getting them. Lucky for now...

Exactly one blueberry is on our new Blueberry shrub...I find this pretty amusing and yet I hope for more next year.

July Flowers

Flowers for a friend

The first bouquet of roses from the garden were happily received by a friend for her wedding reception at an historical estate in Seattle this month. It was an amazing night & the roses were very nice! I also tucked in some lilies and poppies at the last minute. You can never have too many flowers.