Anne’s Garden
God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done.Archive for Green Thumb Sunday
Solo Sunflower
I think this picture is deceptive, the flower is only an inch wide. It’s from one of the seeds my daughter planted into a clear cup in the spring either at preschool or Sunday School. She asked me the other day what happened to all her sunflowers so we went out in the garden and were thrilled to find this little guy.
Don’t tell my daughter. There was another sunflower but I cut it to add to a birthday bouquet for a friend.
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
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Identify me!
While picking beans today I noticed that one of them had climbed up what I thought was a weed, but I don’t think it is:
It looks like onion and garlic, but don’t those live under the dirt?
Here is my first harvest of runner beans (well actually second as my mom picked some last week). I plan on celebrating this harvest with a plate of beans in cheese sauce and a glass of red wine for dinner tonight.
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
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Mid-summer blooms
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
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Lilies make a debut!
Finally, the lillies have started to bloom!
I’m actually going to try and visit some other GTS bloggers today. I’m usually too busy with the kids / garden or working to spend time on the internet but if I get a spare hour, I’ll be here seeing what’s new with everyone else!
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
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First week of July
I slept most of today away as I was recovering from night shift, but I was able to spend a good three hours working outside. Also, my parents are visiting for a few days so we had a lovely dinner in the front yard, built a poor man’s firepit, then had a soak in the hot tub. What a great Sunday!
Our poor man’s fire pit built out of an old tire rim we found in the garden when we moved in. I still want a grate and maybe some sort of surround. It’s not pretty and not kid friendly but it will do the job for now:. Any suggestions on how I can tart this up on a budget?
Some hens and chicks that I stuffed into a driftwood border:
A flowering stalk.
‘Upon maturity (usually around 3 to 4 years old) the plant will send up a single stalk that can reach 5-15 cm tall. The head of the stalk is a cluster of star-shaped flower buds 1-2 cm in diameter, which range in color from dark pink to yellow and that flower for several weeks. After blooming, the plant will die. Usually by this time it has produced many offsets (‘chicks’).’
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
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Last week of June
Some random photos from this week in our garden (we are still working on securing all the sand for the sandbox, but Bart lugged home 1/6th of it from Thormaby Island today). Poppies in the veggie garden:
Veggie garden:
A few of the raised beds at the front of the house:
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information.
Summer is here!
What is this, the third day of summer or something and finally we’ve had a half decent day!
We’d been planning on making a wooden sandbox for the kids but since money is a little tight, we decided that rather than buy timber, why not get it for free. So we spent this afternoon down at the beach gathering driftwood. We came back and laid it all out, removed the sod and dug down a bit. Unfortunately, and to the disappointment of the kids, that’s as far as we got as there are no building supply shops open on Sundays in our town so the completion will have to wait until tomorrow.
Now to source out cheap / free sand. I suggested to Bart to sneak down to the beach after dark, every night for a week with a big bucket but he’s not to keen on that idea.
Here are some pics of what is blooming in my garden this week:
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
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Renegade Poppy
Another post-dated photo this week as I am away being pampered at a spa resort all weekend, my first ever trip away from my kids since my eldest was born over four years ago. Can you tell I’m excited???
I took this photo to record the size of this giant hosta, although you can’t really tell that it’s almost as high as my waist. It wasn’t until I uploaded the photo that I really noticed the lonely yellow poppy. I have these poppies ‘popping up’ all of the garden in the strangest places, even on my gravel driveway:
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
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Rhodo-licious – GTS
Through the magic of post-dating, I am able to post while on vacation (well by now I might actually be home recovering). About a month ago the Rhodos started blooming. Here in a rural forested setting they seem to be much more at home than in our suburban garden in Langley.
I set about counting them and lost count at 21.
Here are a few of in full bloom:
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information.
Tools of the Trade – GTS
No garden pics today. Instead I thought I would talk about tools.
We all have tools we can’t work without. My favourite, especially this time of year is the Dutch Hoe. The long handle and angled head makes slicing those nasty little weeds out of the ground an easy task. I find it easy to use, with the intended pushing motion however care must be taken not to get carried away and slice something unintended.
Another tool I should use but never do, is the gardening glove. I’m booked in for a manicure in a few weeks and I know that it’s going to be a huge waste of money as within a few days the nail polish will be chipped and the dirt will have embedded itself once again.
What is your favourite gardening tool and why?
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information.
