August 24, 2003
After a nearly a month of not weeding I found myself filling up a nice large bags of greens. I've been putting off working in the gardens but this weekend was soooo beautiful that I stepped out. I need to do a complete review of my gardens and see what needs to be cut back and so on. There's lots of maintenance to be done.
August 18, 2003
This Spring I bought one Salvia 'Blue Ensign' from A World of Salvias. The owner of this mail order place knows a lot about Salvias and has quite a collection. I bought another salvia from him but it hasn't bloomed yet.
Here's the photo of my blooming Salvia (click image for larger photo):
August 10, 2003
This is from early July...what a beautiful flower!
August 04, 2003
Needless to say, it's so hot and nasty out that I have not had the motivation to really be amonst the gardens. I've taken some photos here and there and need to post those. In the meantime, I have purchased more books:
Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting & Pruning Techniques
Grasses: Versatile Partners for Uncommon Garden Design
I've also renewed my NARGS (North American Rock Garden Society) membership. I'd like to take advantage of their seed exchange this Fall and their newsletter/book is a great read for in depth information on rock/alpine plants. This Summer has been fun reading, learning, and exchanging seeds. Now I just need to start preparing for the Fall season.
I got tired of the old one...more updates will be coming.