Back At It Again Today

I started day two on Mr. Bill's side of the house.  I decided to leave the hosta for a bit longer.  They didn't look too bad and besides, that side would look so naked.  Side note, we are still catching Japanese beetles and flies in the catchers by the back fence.

I told Mark that the Burning Bush didn't need it's usual high and tight this year.   Look at all those beautiful Naked ladies! My dad started me out with a few bulbs from his yard a few years ago.  And now thanks to the squirrels and chipmunks, we have them blooming everywhere!

We share this little piece of flower bed with the Amicon's.  This year it just got away from me but today I am going to tackle it.  I think there are more weeds growing than there are flowers.

And after a few hours, it looks like this.  Let's just hope we all don't come up with poison ivy!  And yes that yard ornament is one of Mr. John's bowling balls.

Now the front yard actually looks like there are people living in the house.  And it looks like they care how the landscaping looks.

Tomorrow morning I'm hoping the rain holds off and I can get out int he morning before it gets ugly and work in the backyard.  That is going to take a few months to get it looking like we know what we are doing.  I am going to let the boys out and see if I can get them to help me with the weeding.  I know of at least one chicken that will be right beside me jsut pecking away!

More Naked Ladies

I love this big cluster.  Top view.

Bottom view.

Let The Fall Clean-Up Begin

Actually, I did a little hosta cut back yesterday on the front of the house.  But today I decided to stand on the hot blacktop and clean out the Memorial Garden.  The pink and white flowers and the Invincible Spirit hydrangea is in memory of Sarah Beth.  There is also a beautiful pink 

Sarah Napier peony. The Marshall stone reminds me of my mom and dad.  There is a Casa Blanca peony in memory of Mark's mom.  And the driveway is named The Keith B Ellis Memorial Drive.

I am gathering black-eyed Susan seeds for Ms Connie and my sister.  We are going to mix them with our parent's ashes and scatter them is some special places.  I already have a bag of daisies.

We make a pretty good team.  I and the weeder.  Michael takes everything to the compost bin.  Mark blows and then I water.  And after all of that, we sit back and look at our work and decided what is next.

Mondays plan...flower bed between the driveways

Tuesdays plan Mr Bill's side of the house.

Wednesday finally the front bed and the front yard will be finished for now anyway.

A Quick Trip Outside

We haven't been in the yard much in the last month.  We have been keeping the road hot.  But I was outside for just a bit and ran into these beauties.  Maybe tomorrow I will take a slow walk around and get more shots to share.

We have Naked Ladies coming up all over the place.  Even on places that I would have never planted them  And I love it.  I even saw on Facebook that my dad's backdoor neighbor had some volunteering to come up in her front yard.  Then I saw a pic posted of my dad's flower bed in his front yard and they are blooming there too.  We all have him to thank for these lovely ladies. 

Some blackeyed Susan's...one of my favorites.

How many types of flowers can you see in this pic?  I see three.

My bottle tree might topple over with all the Morning Glory vines that are climbing up.

Only two blooms on the butterfly bush that I can see so far.