It's the start of summer & I just seem to have too much going on to keep the blog properly updated. Insteads, I'm photographing like mad - a visual record is better than nothing & I'd rather BE in the garden then write about it.

I was going to do a bit of gentle tweaking ahead of a major fall overhaul in my original border but between lots of spring ran, then much early June sun - it simply exploded on me. It looks more like a long established garden rather than a mere 3 years....

Ignore this one - I'm finding I've got plant labels tucked into my computer desk drawers everywhere, as well as in the overstuffed file folder where they're SUPPOSED to be. In the interests of sanity, I need a master list of species & known cultivars & a rough idea of how many of each I have, as well as disposition of extras.

Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'
A. millefolium 'Pastel Shades'

Aconitum fischeri

Aenemone sylvestris...

We've had more rain this week but it's slowly warming up & we had just enough sun to really give things a boost. This weekend is dedicated to mucking about in the garden - rain or shine. We had a glorious day today & in spite of my good intentions, I did more farting around & admiring than any real work.

rb hd warned me at least a year ago not to sow viola seeds with such abandon. She was right. Most of my gardening time today was spent trying to pull out the 34 squillion,...

Saturday morning & it's monsooning out. I mean it is HAMMERING down. Granted, it's 50 or so degrees & the weather gurus are promising steady rain all day with temps not moving much. Could one ask for a better day in which to move some plants around? Other than the slight risk of drowning, hell no!

I borrowed SO's rubber hunting suit - a darling camouflage moss pattern & after turning up the pant legs 8 times & pulling the waist up to my arm pits - it sort of fit. Okay...

I like to share photos of favourite plants & those that have done well, the unusual & those that are simply gorgeous. Yeah, I suppose some of it is bragging a bit. I earned bragging rights, I'd like to think. I worked very hard to carve out that border, have & continue to improve the soil & I like to 'collect' cultivars I really admire. Most mysteriously, my gaden, under the conditions I described in my last post, shouldn't work - everything in terms of conditions is 'wrong' - not...