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Summer in the south can be delightful, but very hot most times. So when we find bushes and plants that can take the heat, we snatch them up! The plants in these photos of our front yard are tried and true southern performers who, when established, mostly just need occasional watering and fertilizing. And, as you can see, they are the backbones of the summer garden.
This path and it’s borders have not been here very long, and we are glad to see them begin to fill out and blossum.
Our back garden mid season border is, to my mind, a place of beauty—it is lily season, both lilies and day lilies. They bloom abundantly, and excite the senses of gardeners and non gardeners alike. They are the stars of their own show, making a garden walk a joyous adventure. What a great way to start a day!
When I began this blog again, one of my earlier posts was entitled Lemons to Lemonade. I talked about an unavoidable situation that we were able to turn into something special. This is another unhappy situation that we have been faced with. The arbor in our front yard is about 20 years old and beginning to deteriorate. We know it needs to come down but we wanted to save part of it. The corner…
I mentioned before that our back yard is a work in progress.
The Bible says “to everything there is a season—a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted—“, and in the case of these trees, that was certainly true. We are at the end of a cul de sac, on the side of a hill, and the wind really roars up the hill during storms. So we felt we needed a wind break, and when we moved here, we had been used to a lot of privacy and wanted that again.…
We only have three planters filled so far this year. It has been a rather tumultuous year for us, to this point, and we are just glad we were able to get done all that we did. As usual, I have a lot more that I want to do, so we will see. I mentioned in my
Spring transitions into summer in May here, sometimes early May and sometimes later in May, and it is just a delightful season. Spring blooming flowers are still in evidence, depending on variety. And early summer flowers are just beginning–for the best of both seasons. Among the spring flowers, I have a special fondness for pansies and especially violas. These cheerful little plants can bloom…
Our backyard was a hard fought victory.
Spring is finally here!
This is the last in my Pots and Container series.
We both love garden sculptures.
More in my pots and containers series—I love window boxes. I mean, I really love window boxes.
I love pots!
We had always wanted a fountain—love the sound of running water.
Most of us can barely wait for the first signs of spring.
When we constructed a faerie garden for our granddaughter, our grandson thought he might be interested also.
Before I leave our sidehill gardens, I am giving one last glimpse of the views along our driveway.
These photos are still of our hillside, but now above our little patch of woods (see Going Downhill From Here Part 3), and across from the area of our downhill paths (see Going Downhill From Here Part 2).
I want to start 2021 by apologizing for being AWOL the last couple of months.
