June garden

"Shut up," I told Paul.  I meant it with every fibre of my being, which is unusual because I'm not normally a rude person.  But there we was, standing over me, watching me hold a particularly intense position that fired all the muscles in my back, stomach, legs and shoulders ... saying "just another ten seconds." Screw that shit. I knew he actually meant "Hold that for eternity."  Then the bastard laughed at me and said "just one more rep."

And so how was your day?

Mine involved shopping for a birthday gift for Richard, my workout, a batch of weeding and finally getting that last batch of snapdragons into the ground.  And between the workout and the weather ... knocking back about two litres of water so far.  Still to come ... roast turkey breast .. which is almost done, so I have to run.

I grabbed my camera while I was gardening and took a batch of shots for you to see what's keeping me busy outside.   And now .. off to dinner.  Enjoy the pics.

Postcard from my patio!

The Mock Orange begins its ascendancy to garden royalty

First lily of the year!

Last year's fuchsia made it through the winter

Upper hedge .. needs a trim, but man this is too gorgeous right now

An overview from the lower patio

The clematis that twines throughout the pergola on the shady side
of the house, but still insists on flowering no the ground.
And yes, that is the shameful condition of the pathway on that side of the house.

Sunset over the birdbath

A riot of pink impatiens in yellow planters.
A little color never hurt anyone, right?

The campanula we planted last year seems happy
and that makes me a very happy gardener :)

Last year this stairway was pretty stark with no plants.
Ha!  I think I've fixed the monochrome grey issue.

I love what's happening to the concrete below these pots .. its looking
distinguished and a wee bit rubby .. patina, am I right?

The stairwell viewed from the lower garden.  Sometimes it takes a
bit of creativity to get that nice vignette.