On garden path, in sheltering hedge,
In treetops dark and cloudless sky,
The evening birds awake to life,
To stir; to sing and upward fly.
And flowers, warm with summer heat,
Expand to greet the softened light
And shed, to show their gratitude,
A fragrance in the summer night.
Now all is peace...
-EDWIN W. PROCTOR
the square foot veggie garden is coming along...
the carrots have sprouted!
every one of the scarlet runner beans planted has sprouted and is filling in the garden box very fast...
the hops plant is growing much better with a little help from some hemp string...
the "secret garden" is really filling out... more staghorn sumacs (Rhus typhina) were planted along the fence to shade out the invasive buckthorns on my neighbour's property... purple coneflowers were transplanted to contrast the black eyed susans, day lilies, and foxglove...
the new eco-green grass path is coming along nicely... the transplanted hostas are already getting sunburned... i will most likely move them next year to a shadier spot...
a trellis was made to help the virgins bower (clematis virginiana), a native vine added under the black walnut tree...
this is an experiment this with the goldenrod (Solidago canadensis), as the plants to the left had been trimmed down, while the ones on the right had not... shorter and bushier!
the newly planted native stiff goldenrod (solidago rigida)...
the holes left behind by the transplanted coneflowers were filled with more black eyed susans so both sides of the birdbath will have a pleasing purple and yellow contrast...
so many growing days ahead... its just so nice to be in the garden...
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