Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Smokescreen




There's nothing knitworthy to post. So I'll distract you with these pictures from my lovely summer garden. Please ignore the weeds and the winter waste that's everywhere. You can ignore the dying foliage from the spring bulbs, too.

For your summer pleasure, we have snapdragons.

When I was just a wee thing, this old-guy gardener showed me how to make them *snap*.

These are the volunteers that sprouted from last year's root stock.

No, I didn't pull them out, why?




A rose, by any other name. . .

These are the sole survivors of many roses we have known. Rocky, acid soil soes not support big hybrids very well.

In another couple weeks, this bush will be covered with aphids and little green worms and the leaves will all be gone.

Enjoy 'em while you can!






And these? Dollar a bag bulbs from the Tree. Bought them a couple of years ago. They's sunny and bright and hardy as hell.

And related to onions.

We do not use these as cut flowers.

The kinship with the onions is a lot closer than, say, lily's relationship to onion.

But they are pretty.



So, are you sufficiently diverted?

Happy feet update: The Other Half announced that one of his co-workers became a grand for the first time today. Happy Feet are now Alexander's Happy Feet. Wear them in good healtth, little one!
// posted by Ann @ 5/31/2006 04:45:00 PM
Comments:
Completely diverted. The other marvelous thing about gorgeous flowers on the net is that they don't make me sneeze or make my eyes itch and turn red. I can just peacefully enjoy them.

So, welcome to the world, Alex! Happy Feet sounds like a heck of a good start.
# posted by Blogger Carrie K : 6:11 PM
 
We spray our roses with a weak solution of common dish detergent. they last all summer long. also we feed them Miracle Grow all summer, and our Roses are good til October.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 9:32 PM
 
(Cough cough!) Ooooh, flowers! Beautiful, beautiful flowers. Weed serve as the backdrop IMHO.

Yay for happy feet!
# posted by Blogger Hockey Mom : 9:05 AM
 
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