Monday, August 3, 2020

Catching up with summer ~


It would appear that as far as blogging, July completely skipped by me this year and now suddenly it is August. Living in such a confusing time, without classes, the gym, social outings and all of the other things we used to enjoy without worry, it has become hard to even know what day it is. 

But some things are a constant, my library still allows us to check out books with drive-by pickup. The local Armstrong's nursery is open and I have been enjoying the convenience of Grubhub on days I think I deserve a special treat and am tried of my own cooking. And of course there is still the garden as needy as an infant, especially this time of year with so much watering.

The beautiful and extravagant floral displays of spring are long past and the intense summer heat limits what is blooming, I do have some flowers, mostly the old summer standbys, but as the summer continues I will be relying more on foliage to provide color in the garden.



A few weeks ago on my way to mail some letters I passed by a building site that had been razed and noticed a pile of river rocks piled up to be hauled away. Just what I needed for edging to keep the gravel in place in the new sitting area. I immediately stopped and put as many of them in the car that I could handle. I ended up with quite a load and a sore back the next day, but it was worth it.


 I shared the beginnings of this project with you a while back when I put in the red posts. Building a gate, which was the whole reason for the posts, took much longer than I thought. 


Eventually, like many things I attempt, it got done. I was going to use ready made pickets from Home Depot but they were too big and clumsy looking for my little gate, so I ended up buying the wood and cutting them myself, not that hard - the difficult part was cutting and attaching them to the form  the arch.

the whole space looks more cohesive now and I love the pop of the red gate.


I will end this post with a bouquet I made for my gardening group's last Zoom meeting highlighting some of the flowers currently blooming in the garden: dahlias, crocosmia, nicotiana, guillaria, rubeckias, coneflowers, penstemon, and roses.




I hope you are you are keeping safe, well, and healthy.

Thank you for visiting.

Adrienne



4 comments:

  1. Impressive skills you have with tools! The river rocks were a fabulous find! Rocks are expensive and they add such a natural touch to the garden.
    Enjoyed seeing your post Adrienne.
    Take care and stay safe.

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  2. Adrienne, the little red gate is wonderful. I applaud you for the work you do. Moving those rock couldn't have been an easy task. But, they were just what you needed to finish your cozy little summer spot.. Beautiful arrangement..Stay well..xxoJudy

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  3. I like your words about the garden being needy as an infant. It sure is! Love those rocks you put in your car and I would have had to do the same thing. My back and everything else would have been hurting later but these things are hard to pass up. Love your red garden gate and such a nice pop of color taking one right to it. I love the color red along with purple so I should probably put more color in my garden area. Enjoyed your posting. Betsy

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