Garden 337

A cottage garden in an urban setting


Pink Day Lilies

There used to be only two color choices when it came to day lilies: yellow or orange.  But those clever lily growers have, in the past few years, developed all kinds of lovely pink lilies.  And some of those have landed in my garden.   The lovely flower here is Prairie Blue Eyes.

P7090194I’m off to a garden center where I hope I can find a couple of different varieties of lavendar.  My goal at the moment is to put in as many different lavendars as possible.

But I have to comment about all the adolescent robins that live in my neighborhood.  They love to splash around in the fountain.  There is one right now, though, sitting on top of one of the supports for the dutchman’s pipe.  His breast is a little lighter than many of the others.  And now he (or she?) has flown away.  But another is sitting on the rim of the fountain looking ever so much like a discontented socialite unamused by the absence of fine china or something.  Poor robin.



About Me

I haven’t always been a gardener, but I have always loved gardens. It has taken 16 years to get my gardens into the shape they are today. And, I’ve had help. I’m 74 years old, have rheumatoid arthritis, and had a late stage cancer six years ago. I am, though, intrepid. I’m the kind of person who plods along, tailoring my goals as I go. Last November I had a long overdue knee replacement surgery and I’m hoping this spring, summer, and fall will be able to maintain and find even more joy working in all of my garden beds. Full disclosure, though. I have a garden guy who comes once a week to work in my gardens.

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