I hosted brunch for my volleyball team today and thought a few vases of fresh flowers would add to the ambiance. I always feel bad about cutting the flowers and bringing them indoors, but why grow so many flowers if I don’t get to enjoy them all the time?
Above flowers are bluebonnets, false garlic, lance-leaf coreopsis (I think), and prairie verbena
Artemsia, california poppy, martha gonzales (this bush went into full bloom this morning)
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Mutabalis – My first rose bloom of the year
I fell in love with this rose bush when I visited a fellow bloggers garden.
http://playinoutside.blogspot.com/
She had hers shaped into a 5-6 foot tree and it was in full bloom, stunning.
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Today ended up much chillier than I anticipated, and with the drizzle, I wasn’t feeling too motivated to garden.
I took pictures instead (and attended a hands-on a bee class – post to come later)
My MIL worked tirelessly last weekend and this Saturday helping me clean up around the yard. Last weekend was the vegetable garden.
Tomatoes
Onions, Carrots, Lettuce, Melons, Squash, Peppers
Newly planted pepper bed
First Squash – pass-along from Ms. Black, my daughter’s FFA teacher
First Tomato
Beans and corn planted yesterday
Yesterday was the back yard, weeding, raking, and general cleanup.
Finally got my garden gates back from the powder coater, just in time for my climbing rose to take off.
Grape Hyacinth
California Poppy – I miss these from Phoenix, and finally have my own
Next I took a tour outside the fence, trying to capture wildflowers
Our lambs grazing in the background
My garden helpers — These guys follow me around everywhere. The guineas are usually in 3s, but today she was off wandering.
Carl
Guinea Hen
Checking on some of the poultry …
Our 3 peafowl, we don’t know the sex yet, no full tails until 2 years of age
Gobbling with me … a favorite pasttime
Waiting for scratch?
And on to the orchard
First peach!
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As all Austin gardeners know, this has been a really rough spring.
Really cold winter, no rain, late freeze.
I was beginning to doubt whether anything was coming back this year. (I still have my doubts on quite a few plants) I walk around every day looking for some sign of spring, and here’s what’s blooming in my garden.
Bluebonnet
Bluebonnet
Peach
Aromatic Sumac
Coreopsis?
Unknown Native WIldflower
Grape Hyacinth – Finally!
Daffodils
Dewberries
False Garlic
Striped WInecup
Lady Jane Tulip
Cameo Flowering Quince
Cemetary Iris – Probably the only type that will bloom this year
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I love free! Last weekend my husband picked up these great finds out on the curb with a big sign marked “FREE”. He knows to grab anything metal, that I’ll gladly paint it and find a place for it.
I was very excited by the arbor, but where to put it? I had been thinking about making a fairy garden on the side yard in front of the house. I have planted several small trees / large shrubs and was thinking of making a pathway with blue crushed glass (to look like a small creek). I thought this arbor would be the perfect entrance. This morning I added some black and blue sages as well.
He also found this metalwork. I plan to paint it “Peacock Blue” to match the shutters and seating area.
What a great husband I have!
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