The Struggle of Gardening

Gardening, though not my passion, does have its moments with me. I am routinely outside every fall planting tulips and daffodil bulbs. Likewise, Joanna and I have been struggling for the ten plus years we have been here working on a garden that blossoms through out the summer.

And I can say there are some success stories with that goal in mind! Aside from the Tulips and Daffodils in the spring we do have the day lilies that are routinely coming back in the early summer now. Likewise, we have two rose bushes, or actually rose patches-as they do spread, that blossom at different times through the season. Likewise we have in the upper garden Phlox starting to take over in both beds. Ideally they will just climb on up the hill!

Down below next my office is one of the  rose patches. On the other side of the path are Sedum and Black Eyed Susan. Again patches of each the length of the rose patch on the other side.

Yes there has been some successes here.  And yes we still have the weeds too!

Violet and White Phlox in the upper gardens!

More of the Phlox

And the White climbing up the hill!

The Black Eyed Susan to the right, and the Sedum in front of it, which is just starting to bloom in September! And the roses over to the left with one lone flower.

Again the Sedum, the Black Eyed Susan and a Mystery Flower that I am still tracking down!

In short, we are not talking the New York Botanical Garden but still actually kind of cool.