The Garden so far: Early Summer

Posted: 2012/06/06 | Author: Lola | Filed under: Gardening | Tags: Begonia, Cut Flower Gardening, Daisy, Dill, Flower Gardening, Garden, Gardening, Gladiola, Lilly, Midwest Gardening, Mr Lincoln Rose, raised bed gardening, snap dragon, Square Foot Gardening, Sunflower, Tomatillo, trellis gardening, Zinnia | Leave a comment

Hello Lovies! Here are some pics of our garden so far this year. I’ll get more specific about varieties, if I haven’t already I honestly cannot remember, in a later post. Right now some crazy person decided she was going to write 10 posts in 10 days while working a full time job and picking back up training for running. I’m actually at the point where I almost have everything I want in the garden foundation wise. Shhh don’t tell Babu or he will start relaxing and I just cannot have that.

: Tomatillos ready for their new home

: Baby Tomatillo

: Lillies

: Daisy

: Lillies

: Yellow/Orange Snap Dragon

: Baby Roma Tomato

: Peas

: Coleus

: White planter flowers

: Begonia

: Caladium aka Elephant Ears

: More planter plants

: Freesia I think

: Baby Hydrangea

: PInk Lilly, these blooms fade super quickly

: Multi Snap Dragon

: This came in a pre-school fund raiser planter

: Baby Zinnia

: Daisy

: My new baby, brand new back bed

: Sunflower

: Yellow Snap Dragon

: White Snap Dragon

: Red Snap Dragon

: Allium

: This guy may win the first to bloom sunflower race

: Lilly

: Daisy

: Red Rose

: Dill flower

: Herbs, Chives, Dill, 3 kinds of Basil, Cilantro, 2 kinds of Parsley

: Red Rose

: Tomatillo

: Raised Bed #1, Peas, Garlic, Tomatoes, Peppers, slug salad was already harvested,

: Raised Bed #2, Strawberries, Red and White Onions, Tomato and Pepper

: Raised bed #3, Tomato, Peppers, Tomatillos

: Raised bed #4, peppers, 2 cucumbers, 2 water melons

: Gladiolas, Sunflowers, Russian Sage, Oregeno

: herb bed from the side

: Rose bush bed

: Baby Zinnia and White Snap Dragon

: Zinnia’s are not stepping up this year, I may have to supplement with some Dahlia’s

: Orange Lillies and Daisies

: My first successful bare root rose plant, A J&P Mr. Lincoln

: should be full of sunflowers and zinnias soon

: Day Lillies

: White Snap Dragon

: I still have no idea what plant this is, it bloom bi-annually

: Light butter yellow Lilly, it is almost cream

: Lillies

: Front bed and planter boxes

: Hostas

: Pink Begonia

: This was a nice first berry though

: First Berry crop, I’m already over it

#photoadayjune 4 close up

Posted: 2012/06/04 | Author: Lola | Filed under: Gardening, Photo a Day | Tags: Daisy, Garden, Gardening, Lilly | Leave a comment

The garden in the morning

I am the Flower Queen: The garden so far

Posted: 2011/06/30 | Author: Lola | Filed under: Gardening | Tags: Begonia, Cut Flower Gardening, Daisy, Dayliily, Flower Gardening, Garden, Gardening, Liatris, Lilly, MArigold, Midwest Gardening, Snapdragon, Sunflower, Zinnia | 1 Comment

My Shadow in the Garden

It’s my Friday today and I have a rocking weekend planned with my girls and my family. I’ve got to get the Lola Bed & Breakfast ( Chef Husband is at the ready) ready for the overnights guests and the Aquanet ready for the Poison, Motley Crue, New York Dolls concert. So in honor of Summertime concerts, and parties and pic-nics and night drives it’s a twofer today! My garden is doing better than years past, but the veggies are still going along slowly and late, they aren’t giving up! I am hoping for a late frost this year to get as many tomatoes , peppers and pumpkins as we can.

However, I have ALWAYS been able to grow flowers. As a kid in our garden I had an area that was mine each year. I planted gladiolas, I planted them very year it was the only thing I ever wanted, year after year after year. I still love them and even carried them in my wedding bouquet. Pro-tip: This is a BAD idea b/c they are heavy. We had tons of flowers in our yard and gardens growing up. Peonies are another favorite of mine and Roses and Irises, but I don’t have any of those blooming right now. We had Daisy’s and sunflowers, and marigolds, and poppies, and burning bushes and irises and on and on we had flowers everywhere. And so do I… Enjoy and