Good morning, gardeners, and welcome to the
Saturday Morning Garden Blog!
Allow me to begin today's blog with a confession: I'm behind in my weeding. Have i ever mentioned my gift for understatement? When i tell you i've fallen behind, i mean there are weeds on the side of my house that i whimsically refer to as "knee ticklers" because that's how tall they are.
Was George Carlin on to something? Should i reframe my thinking about the ubiquitous "weed" and reconsider its value in my garden? Or should i continue the struggle? Smother them under bricks. Burn them with a torch. Attempt to pluck them one by one, often loosing the tug-of-war with an especially deep network of roots and ending up with nothing but a fist full of foliage, scraped-up fingers and a defeated spirit. Until i decide to either embrace or eschew the ever-present weed, i must accept that they're a fact of life in my garden. Shall we turn a blind eye to this horticultural cellulite and have a look around at what's blooming?
If not for the overabundance of weeds, this is a fairly good time of year for my Pacific Northwest garden. Weigela and Choisya "Sundance" continue to be one of my favorite combinations …
I can't remember what this shrub is called, but i love its orange/yellow flowers …
And speaking of yellow …
This vibrant clematis really seems to like the blue pot it's planted in …
Meanwhile, a white clematis is just getting started …
Lilacs are still in bloom (though they’re fading fast now) …
Dogwoods are beginning to color up …
Elsewhere in the garden, it's all about the purple. A big clump of Lavender …
More lavender …
Chives …
I do wish this Ajuga would choke out the weeds a little more …
On another note, hubby and i stumbled upon something in a restaurant parking lot recently that immediately brought Kish to the forefront of my mind: A koi pond!
The bright day made for a poor photograph, but i've never seen such enormous koi before. The largest among them had to be a good 24 inches! I decided right then and there that if i ever won the lottery, i'd have a koi pond built in my garden that was exactly like this one …
What would you do in your garden if you won the lottery?
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