After The Rain

I think I can hear the flowers breathing a sigh of releif...cooling off after a little bit of reain.

Munch a Bunch

And all this time I have been blaiming the deer for eating all the flowers. This morning I saw this cute little bunny hopping across the firepit area...headed straight for a hosta. I know they deer love to munch on our hosta and daylilies. The slugs like what ever is low to the ground. The ants have a party on the peonies. The Japenese beetle are just starting to show up on the rose bushes...and now a bunny.You know what they say...where there is one bunny there are hundreds. I wish they could do something about the mole/vole peoblem we seem to be having.I wonder what happened that the deer didn't finish eating this one? MAybe Ella scared them away with her vicious bark....

Blooms While I'm Away

Hydrangeas

Our neighbor, Ralph, has the greenest thumb of anyone I have even known. He keeps us in vegetables from his garden all summer long. Forget going to the Farmer's Market. He has even given us permission to go into the garden if we every need anything he has. I have eaten some things I can't even tell you what they are. But they all have been good. Not only does he do great vegetables, but his hydrangeas are awesome. He must have 20 bushes along side his out building. Mark love these flowers. We have tried for years to grow some. His grandmother had blue ones when he was growing up. He has tried I can't tell you how many time to grow some blue ones just like here. But not so much luck.

Except I think we just might have a little winner in the front yard this year. It might be pink now, but I can tell you that he will be on the Internet looking for what chemicals he has to add to the ground to make them turn blue...I think it is something having to do with the PH or acidic conditions in the soil. You just wait, I'll be keeping you posted.

More Happiness

I think the bugs got to this one even before it bloomed...stinkin' bugs.

Mark is obsessed with his plant. He has visions of a bed filled with all the varieties. This one is called /Coral Bells...Heuchera "Obsidian".

And another Coral Bells...Heuchera "Midnight Rose".

These are little dainty Cherry Bells that are just popping up by the lamp post.

Also today the "Master Gardener" started treating all the weeds in the backyard. The front yard looks like Ohio State could play football on it. Now he figures it is time to tackle the backyard. This could take some time.

Bursting With Color

Michael and I had to run to the Post Office this morning and when I pulled into the driveway some bright yellow and orange caught my eye. I immediately got the camera. I have been waiting for these blooms for about a week.






On the way in the house (because there a thunderstorm brewing) I noticed something a little different about one of my favorite flowers. I can't decide if it is opening or closing. I really don't care which one because it is pretty either way.

I really had to go searching for this cone flower.

And then we have this. Poor hollyhocks...the deer have found them. I thought we were going to fool them this year. Tucked in with the cone flowers and the ornamental grasses I thought they might be safe. And further checking...the have found the hosta in front of the barn. Oh No. I guess I need to take Ella out back and let her do her thing near the flowers. On night I am going to stay up all night and catch the deer eating everything and try to scare them to death.

They Have Mulitplied

The last time I looked in the flower bed there was one beautiful lily...today there are five. And there are lots more blooms that will be bursting out in a few days. I know that one is a Casa Blanca. I look forward to taking pictures of it every year. So you will have to come back and visit soon.