Second Crop

 

The rhubarb I cut down for Jen is up again. Smaller and sweeter stalks this time around.

Rhubarb and Iris

My rhubarb is awesome. I plan to harvest it this week.

Egads!

Wet, cold and rainy today. This is what I found when I wandered through the Front House Garden with my camera. Every single direction I turned, there they were, on the 'Baron Katie'. I left them alone because most of these blooms are waterlogged from all the rain and almost done. I was thinking it might keep them off the more perfect blooms in that garden.

Look what I found!

Dahlia 'Taratahi Ruby' in the Front House Garden.

Dahlia Bud

'Kari Fruit Salad' today. Slow to colour up and open.

from the window

Rain today so I was contemplating my view. If I am looking for the positives in the thrip infestation, this would be it. The infected glads that were cut down blocked my view of the Zinnia in this garden so I now know for next year that I need to plant something shorter than glads there.

So Sad...

...my 'Hunting Song' were not saved despite how good the buds looked. But aren't they going to look great next year!

Front House Garden

Thought I would get this up before I take off. I am so glad I put this in this Spring. It is hard to keep still because it was weeds for years so it seems like I am pulling constantly and still not keeping up. The delphinium are new transplants this year so they are way done and you can't even see them anymore but they are there. This is as far as it is finished though. In the Fall, I plan to get it planted to the end of the house with a lot of room for dahlia left open. The dahlia here are doing really well so it seems like a good spot for them.