Bloomin' post

[sexy_romulan]

Climbing rose in the corner:


Columbines:


Honeysuckle:


Goddamn lily beetles - these would have been so gorgeous. And this having gone through $20 worth of neem oil trying to beat them back. I should ask the nursery I was at what their secret is, their lilies are pristine.


Evening primroses:


Digitalis, which will hopefully multiply for next year:


Not actually blooming yet, but check out the buds on this sucker - David Austin roses FTW! I was thinking of moving it in front of the spirea in the fall, but it's obviously not suffering here, so maybe I'll just get another one.


Lavender (and geranium):


Gaillardia:


Daylilies and some other lilies that for some reason the beetles don't seem to like as much, thank god. Too bad I can't actually claim any responsibility for this display, this was all here when we moved in.




I have decided: tomorrow I am going to go get an itsy bitsy japanese maple, and then I will dig out a space for it among the daylilies in the corner and cross my fingers. I haven't killed any splurge plants so far this year, so we'll see what happens.

Comments

[amazon-syren.livejournal.com]

Your climbing rose is gorgeous! :-D As are the columbines and the digitalis (I confess, I'm rather partial to both. ;-)

Good luck with the itty-bitty japanese maple! :-D

[nestea-addict.livejournal.com]

i lurrrrrves japanese maples... they are so beautiful. i have been very tempted to buy one in bonsai form for quite a while, except that with my track record recently i would probably kill it. i hope it makes it!

[gabriel-le.livejournal.com]

it seems like you have a huge yard.

[ami-b.livejournal.com]

Well, I think posts like this make it look bigger than it is, because these are individual pictures of things I've crammed cheek by jowl into the available space ;) But a 33' x 100' lot is definitely one advantage of living in relative suburbia.

[gabriel-le.livejournal.com]

we have a tiny back yard, someone here would know the dimensions. We share it with a giant cherry tree, a vegetable garden, a deck, and a little slide. Oh, and three composters.