This Weekend in the Garden

 The Herbs

 

Chives (going to flower)

Chive blossom - I think they're pretty

Mint in the foreground and lemon balm in the background.

Parsley and cilantro

Oregano

Potted Plants

(annuals)

Begonias

Johnny Jump-Ups

Yellow Begonia

Back Garden

Peonies

Peony Blossom

Front Garden and Yard

View from the front of the house

 Still life with lily of the valley 

Patch of Lily of the Valley

One last tulip

Rhotodendron

Growing Wild

A side garden that has been neglected for years. A mess that I will attempt to clean up one of these years!

Among that tangled mess are a few wild strawberries beginning to show their tiny flowers.

Closer to the river are a couple of patches of wild iris.

September in the Garden

A weed or a wild friend? I love the flaming color.

The Bat House

The Cherub in the Garden

This birdbath dates back to when WP was a little boy. His father bought it, he's guessing, in 1956 or 57.

Reminiscing on the August Garden

Delphinium

The Delphinium left so many seed pods, I don't know how I am ever going to keep them all. I will be giving them away as gifts. Hopefully they will do well for their recipients.

The blues and purples of this hydrangea in our front yard, take my breath away. I think it's one of the loveliest hydrangea I've ever seen anywhere. Probably my most prized flower. According to WP, t's been here for decades but has only really done this well in recent years.

These little blooms are really amazing! They're so luminescent; almost flourescent. I bought a couple of little plants at our local farmer's market and put them in clay pots, where they did (and continue to do)  well all summer long. I don't recall the name.

The daisies are actually taking over!

I'm going to have to dig some of them up and transplant them.

I do love them, though!

bug marks everywhere on these (they look like small dahlias, I'm not sure) flowers I planted in one of the barrell planters.