It's a grey day in Grey County, and it's not going to either get sunnier or rain. But it's also that time of year when the farmette flowers are completely at their peak.
So I thought I'd do a wander through the latest and greatest.
Here's a new addition that's just finishing blooming after about six weeks of abundance. It's "Jethro Tull" tickseed (coreopsis), and I just had to buy it from the Co-op knowing what a huge fan Rob is of the band. Nice, eh?
I've gone all coreoposis, and here's another - Coreoposis Lanceolata - that I actually planted last year. It lives on the east side of the house beside the sidewalk. It is just coming into its prime as Jethro Tull is fading out.
Thanks to Mrs. Glass, who owned the farmette for 60 plus years, I inherited a huge display of Annabelle hydrangea (left) on the west side of the farmette. Last year, I added a wee panicle hydrangea in the front bed where there was a hole in the plantings. It's looking happy, and I can't wait for it to go pink in the fall.
Yesterday, I went shopping at the Summer Festival market. It's just 15 minutes away, and it's located at the Home Hardware that opens the parking lot to local vendors. This "Dark Side of the Moon" astilbe told me it needed to come to my raised bed.
There seems to be a classic rock music theme this year, so I obliged. The lovely lady who owns Riverwood Gardens, which is just down the road from the farmette also agreed, so what's a girl to do?
Gorgeous, eh?
Some unusual things happened this year, including a few volunteer sweet peas (which I have never been able to purposely grow) that decided to sprout up beside the echinacea in the south bed.
They're climbing up the strong stems and actually make a kind of natural bouquet. Right?
My wee monarda plant from the Durham Horticultural Society sale is trying hard. And succeeding, with two lovely blossoms set against the maiden grass I got from sister Sandy.
Finally, the lilies are all blooming like crazy. This one was given to me by my late, great friend Pat Inett.
Beautiful. Just like her.
Anyhow, that's it for this week. So fortunate to be able to plant, care for and enjoy these lovely beauties.
Gratuitous cat photo courtesy of Hobbes, who we think had a bit of a stroke spell (he was disoriented this morning) but seems to be recuperating well.
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