BY SKEETER
I have been busy here in my GEORGIA GARDENS since I backed away from the computer a bit. We are receiving rain almost daily so I am not dragging around the water hose. That is a good thing and my time has been spent on other things. I made a change in this area as something had to give.
I love Trumpet Vine but it has started to become a bit pushy in my Semi-Formal Garden. Here you see it has started to take over a Nandina the Saint and I recently moved from another spot to its new and final home.
After a missing vine, I can see the star and some old garden tools hanging on the fence that I had forgotten were there! Yes, the Trumpet Vine was taking over and had to go. I will be pulling this vine for a long time to come as it has spread all over the area with its long running shoots of roots!
I created another little spot of whimsy. Golf being the theme.
Tina, do you recall this Carolina Pottery bargain find while with me in Columbia South Carolina? I shall add more to this as I spot things on bargain shelves in the future. Oh, and now we have a Carolina Pottery here in our town!
We installed a new larger pool recently. Just in time for a week long visit with family. It is so much fun having kids in the house!
Worked on a craft of making plant markers. This was from Tina's tutorial on this blog a while back. Click Here to see the Posting. My darker colored clay markers do not look as nice as Tina's but I am working on it. Tina, are they supposed to be flexible after baking? My markers look and feel more like leather then clay...
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| Scotch Broom |
Now I shall share some blooms of the past month in my gardens.
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| Wild Thing Sage |
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| Red Riding Hood Beard Tongue (Penstemon) |
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| Salvia |
Lilies have been and continue to give a wonderful show!
I enjoy the many colors of lily throughout my gardens.
I have dug up and divided many and am well on my way to having Lilies in almost every garden I have created.
I only wish they would bloom from spring to fall but no such luck.
The blooms on my lily all seem to get larger this year.
Not sure if that is due to all the wonderful rain fall we have been receiving this year or not.
But I sure am enjoying the bright colors.
I have more to divide in time such as this beauty.
"Easter" Lily really showed off its bright white.
The bees are enjoying Allium. I planted 100 bulbs throughout the gardens last fall.
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| Red Hot Poker |
Red Hot Poker was added to my gardens last year and it seems happy.
This Red Hot Poker was picked up from the bargain bin last fall. Little did I know it would be creamy yellow/white!
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| Butterfly Weed |
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It looks and sounds like you are enjoying this summer Skeeter. Love seeing all the happenings in your garden. We are getting lots of rain here too. I am lovin' not having to water. Not even the pots. Your label project looks like fun. I must have missed that post. Enjoy the rest of the summer.
ReplyDeleteNot having to water is wonderful Lisa! I just hope this rain cycle continues as it makes summer more bearable for me. Although, I am beginning to feel that some things are receiving a bit too much rain. Ha, this coming from a gardener that has been dealing with a drought for the past 3 years!
DeleteIt is always great to see what is blooming in your gardens. I love your plant labels, very nice.
ReplyDeleteHave a great 4th of July ~ FlowerLady
I shall pop over and check out what is happening in your gardens as well. I have been backing away from the computer a bit so have a lot of catching up to do. Happy 4th to you as well....
DeleteWOW! You have indeed been busy! Those trumpet vines do tend to take off. I find most all vines do unless it is a clematis. Love your plant labels even more than mind because of the dark color! Did you buy a tinted kind of sculpey clay? No, mine are not flexible. Not sure why yours are but I would think they would still hold up. I am still using all of mine and they are still readable and in great shape. That's lots of daylilies! I remember when you were just getting into them. They look very pretty all lined up. So glad you and everyone is getting rain. Such a wonderful garden year!
ReplyDeleteThe clay I found was the only Sculpey they had at Hobby Lobby when I went for a visit. It is called "Original Sculpey Terra Cotta" Oven bake clay... A bit more pricey then your clay but not sure the size of your purchase. This clay is packaged in 1.75 pound box and sold for $12.99 plus tax. I should have printed out a coupon from the internet but failed to as that would have made it cheaper. It did not seem to soak up the stain with a good shine such as your markers but did give a little sheen. I found that part of the process messy as I had to wipe off the stain after letting it sit over night...
DeleteWe've really had rain here, too! Actually, it's getting difficult to get in to weed and impossible to mow! But the flowering plants sure love it! Our day lilies have never grown so tall or bloomed so large!
ReplyDeleteEvery year I want to plant some allium and forget to do it! 100 bulbs? Wow! What a great show that will be!
I'm going to see how you made those plant markers. It looks like fun--and since I can't "play" outside.....
I plan to make more markers as I have nothing marked and seem to have a brain freeze when someone asks me about a certain plant when in my gardens. The rain is nice but yes, makes it difficult to mow as it rarely seems to dry out these days.
DeleteHave fun with your makers!
Great looking gardens. Plant labels sure look good. I need some like that. Have a happy 4th.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lola and Happy 4th to you as well. I plan to spend the 4th in the pool if all goes as planned! The rain make keep me out of the water though....
DeleteEverything looks beautiful!! How nice to have the family over and grandkids playing in the pool!!
ReplyDeleteThe kids in the pool are my brothers grandchildren and our neighbors kids. The Saint and I were not blessed :-( with human children but rather furry ones :-) But I love kids and wish I had a few splashing around daily in that pool...
DeleteSo many pretty colors of blooms! Love your plant markers. I keep thinking I will do that some day but haven't made it happen yet. Looks like you have it figured out. Enjoy that pool and the family visit!
ReplyDeleteTina gave a great tutorial on the markers so go for it! I need reminders as the memory is not what it use to be, sigh....
DeleteI LOVE the plant labels!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you're having some summer fun with the garden and visitors. Love the bit of garden whimsy. I wish I knew the name of that tangerine-orange daylily you have. A friend of mine gave me quite a few divisions last fall that look fairly similar. She didn't recall the name of them. They have been the best flowers in my collection of daylilies.
ReplyDeleteThese were a pass along gift to my gardens as well! Thus, I do not know the name of them but as you, enjoy their beauty...
DeleteYou have so many lovely blooms, Skeeter, especially all those daylilies! I need to dig most of mine up and divide them, but I honestly don't know where I'd put them all. Still, when they're in bloom, I want even more:)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to go back and check Tina's post on plant markers; sounds like a good winter project for me. Love your little golf garden!
Skeeter, I'm with you on the trumpet vine. One was halfway up one of our tall trees and I cut it back to the ground. That white and purple daylily is very pretty. Do you know its name? I'll have to check out Tina's tutorial. I had most of my plants labelled at one time.... just before an open garden at my house. The little guy ( 4 or 5 years old) next door came over when I was inside and either switched the labels around or pulled them up entirely! It's funnier looking back than it was at the time since I barely had time to move the labels back before the people came for the tour! Have a good 4th of July week-end.
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