Yes, I know. I’ve been posting lightly again. I have a really great excuse though:
That’s a picture of the north garden in Polimom’s backyard, and as recently as a week ago, the trumpet vines were bare twigs (that I’d cut back to nothing), the Ruella in the foreground was about six inches tall, and pretty much everything else you see here was either dormant, or dead from a late hard frost.
Well… except for the lorapetalum, which looked like this a week ago:
So — Polimom’s been busy gardening, and not only am I sore as heck from all the stooping and squatting and digging and mucking about, it’s really hard to look at my own hands on the keyboard right about now. The nails are broken, and the dirt is permanently embedded.
Seriously nasty… but it’s all worth it, cuz here’s the west garden:
In the end, I can live with my ugly hands, as long as I get to look at this all day.
There really isn’t a better time of year.
The nails are broken, and the dirt is permanently embedded.And your garden looks great.
If you can banish the fusarium wilt from my garden soil, I’d be forever grateful. Otherwise, no tomatoes for another 4 years. Garden Ridge, ho!
machine — Thanks!
If all else fails for tomatoes in the garden itself, there are always the upside-down patio pots…?
I’m with you! I have no idea what the names of half the things out there are yet, but under a week ago I cut back a bare wisteria vine that is now vibrantly alive, and I’ve been looking at lovely Louisiana iris all week. My back, and my hands, are feeling it.
Nice shot of the west garden - it shows that you have put some effort into making that a real attractive area.
That shot of the lorapetalum was also interesting - but I would have zoomed in closer, and taken a “macro” shot to emphasize the dewdrops.
~EdT.
Macros are giving me some trouble, unfortunately. I’m still working on having the image ‘crisp’; for some reason (probably my increasing farsightedness), the edges aren’t nearly as sharp as I need them to be.
I’ll try for one again soon, though, and see if I can’t get it right.