May Garden Journal
Posted: May 23, 2009 Filed under: cottage garden | Tags: backyard pond, change of seasons, cottage garden, garden, goldfish, tomatoes, water garden Leave a comment »
In March, I bought three tiny pots of old fashioned, reseeding petunias. I’ve cut them back twice, but they still float over this entire bed. The good thing about a plant like this is it squeezes out the weeds. The tall blue flowers in the background are Celestial Carpet Salvia, a perennial that reappears in the spring and blooms all summer. Coco started it from seed in a flower pot three years ago.
We have grapes! So far the squirrels and birds haven’t found them.
Unfortunately, the animals have found the tomatoes. These are the hybrid Celebrity planted with squash and parsley.
I couldn’t resist this dark blue iris. The lighter flower in the background is plumbago.
I repotted the water lilly last month. This is our first bloom of the season in the bathtub fishpond.
The Asiatic Lilly blooms for only for a few weeks, but the blossoms are spectacular.
New Header Photo
Posted: December 14, 2008 Filed under: Goals | Tags: bougainvillea, Koi pond, prosperity, water garden Leave a comment »I took the photograph of the koi swimming under a bougainvillea at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio near Brackenridge Park. In China, the fish is a symbol of prosperity.
Redux: Day 4
Posted: November 13, 2008 Filed under: Dirty Dozen, Writers Write | Tags: antique bath tub, backyard pond, goldfish, water garden, water lilly, writers, writing Leave a comment »
- This water lilly is blooming in my bathtub fish pond. The goldfish like to hang out just under the lilly’s petals.
- I spent most of the day at a doctor’s appointment, so it wasn’t much of a writing day. I edited a few pages in the waiting room, but I didn’t make any real progress.
- I planned to take this day off from writing, so I’m not behind.
