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butt…

19 Wednesday Jun 2024

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on Friday I put out all the cushions and pillows as it was supposed to be sunny all day…

it is a bit of a process, because I put one out at a time, which helps me get steps, particularly as I spend a lot of time in the garden on my butt, reading…

it looked beautiful… the poppies, which don’t match my colour scheme at all, were blooming and dancing in the breeze and many of the pots and planters had flowers smiling…

I was surprised when my daughter arrived for a visit… she has been staying with a friend who has a lovely guestroom, lol… we spent a lovely time in this beautiful space, talking about everything and nothing…

she left and shortly after Hilda the Gardener arrived for some maintenance… we visited as she tidied up all the beds and pathways… it looks so nice when she is done;-)…

later as I was enjoying the space my daughter called and suggested we go to The Leaf…

I walked over to the other side of the bridge and she picked me up and we headed to the biomes…

we had a fun time checking out all the growth since she was here last year and had a lovely visit with the three cacao trees;-)…

always wonderful to spend time with her;-)…

trick…

18 Tuesday Jun 2024

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the other day my daughter taught me a great trick for photographing flowers that haven’t turned up… this was her before photo…

as she was taking the picture she put the camera on reverse and set it below the flower…

what a great idea… here is one I took…

how cool is that…

thirty-two…

15 Saturday Jun 2024

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the other day I counted thirty-two poppy buds…

since then twenty-six have opened… I go out every morning to take pictures and count them, lol…

they look so beautiful weaving back and forth in the breeze…

they were one of my beloved’s favourite flowers… maybe because they signalled the beginning of summer…

they decide where they will pop up and I am always so happy when they turn up each year… this time they are in the front of the garden;-)…

working…

14 Friday Jun 2024

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yesterday I went into the pond to take out the small pump and clean it…

it was very dirty, ugh… the process of getting in and out of the pond involves a chair, towel, watershoes, and this time, a bucket to put the bits that needed to be cleaned…

then I used the hose to clean everything… dirty business, lol…

after I put the pump back, it was working better, but not as well I was hoping for…

and I cleaned out the main pump while I was in there;-)… glad that job is done…

harvested…

13 Thursday Jun 2024

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the columbines are filled with buds and flowers…

I am particularly happy because the double flower one, which I purchased last year and harvested some of the seeds, is doing well…

in the fall, we sprinkled them alongside the house, near where the other columbines were…

the side garden is looking very pretty;-)…

squash…

12 Wednesday Jun 2024

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this was the garden when I planted the seeds on May 14…

and here are photos from today…

the black planters are coming along very nicely… the tomatoes at each end have started to flower, the peas and beans are thinking about climbing the trellis, and the cucumbers have popped through the ground…

the vegetables in the gray planter are coming along, although the squash seed has not sprouted yet…

this is rather amazing, considering all the rain we’ve had…

offerings…

10 Monday Jun 2024

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what a delightful day…

yesterday we moved the table on the deck to the middle of the space and this morning I put on the tablecloth and runner that I picked up on Saturday…

then my housemate put the umbrella back in its hole and we opened it up…

I folded silverware into napkins and brought out pretty, but unmatched, plates to put around… glasses and mugs followed… everything was upside down so they wouldn’t get dirty…

found bowls, covers, and spoons for the two salads – ham and German potato, as well as the coleslaw…

crackers went onto a wooden tray and the salt and pepper shaker made it onto the table, alongside some lily of the valley flowers from under the deck…

chair covers and cushions went out and umbrellas went up…

friends arrived with other food offerings… there were fresh veggies and hummus, devilled eggs, fresh fruit, whipped cream, chocolate, and custard…

there were flowers for the birthday woman…

we gathered at the table and enjoyed everyone’s delicious offerings… of course there was our usual coffee and tea to go with the fruit, custard and whipped cream, topped with a piece of chocolate and a pistachio, lol…

the bubble machine came out and was on until bubbles started to land on plates… the weather was beautiful as the sun shone with a slight breeze every now and then… conversations were free flowing and stories made us laugh…

we took a group photo, as we always do when we gather for special times;-)…

as everyone began to leave the clouds filled the sky and the temperature went down, but no rain fell…

I had a relaxing time as I cleaned up, filled the dishwasher, put away the cushions, and got the table back into its original location…

read my book as the last of the bubbles flew around the deck…

patched…

09 Sunday Jun 2024

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Saturday, a few more projects around the garden were completed…

the final board that joined the back flowerbed to the fence was replaced and one of the yardwaste bins fits perfectly there…

the broken edge board by the bathtub pond, thanks to the hanging chair blowing over and breaking it last spring, was patched…

it looks so much better over there now…

a box was built to hold the mandevilla on the top deck so that the plant won’t blow over on windy days…

and two pots were moved to finish off the area around the pond…

the garden is looking very nice;-)…

niggly…

08 Saturday Jun 2024

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Friday, we spent some time finishing the bottom deck area…

in a section under the main deck there had been boards to hold the box of soil that was there for any planting requirements…

when the deck reconstruction was completed, it was decided we would finish this piece…

Friday afternoon a bit of shovelling took place to remove the dirt on the blocks and then the new saw was put to work cutting cross boards and then the pieces to fill in the deck area…

it looks great and the big dirt box can slide in and out easily… it sits back there to keep the soil from getting wet when it rains…

looks great and has finished off the deck build;-)…

yay, always happy when a project is completed without any niggly little bits left unfinished;-)…

slips…

07 Friday Jun 2024

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this morning I started my day with a wander around the gardens…

I started with the vegetable garden and checked on the two tomatoes, miriad of peas, beans, and the couple of cucumbers that appear to have made a go of it…

the cucumber and butternut squash seeds have yet to reach the surface…

the columbines are getting ready to flower and it appears that the ones with double petals are happy in their new location along the house…

the dahlias are growing taller every day and the ivy slips from the house are holding their own…

next I checked out the pond garden, where the irises are blooming and the poppies are raising their heads slowly to get set to open… I had to detour back around the deck so that I didn’t brush against any of them… the hanging baskets are filling with flowers as they recover from the hail storm…

the petunias around the deck look good, but I need to find a way to raise up the new planter boxes as they are just a tiny bit too narrow…

the begonia and orchid in the back shady area seem to be doing well and the pansies by the bathtub pond are growing nicely…

the hibiscus is still in the shade since coming outside recently and the begonias and verbena are happy… sadly the pansies in between them are not doing well…the strawberry pot and dahlia next to the back door look excellent as do the morning glories as they come up…

on the deck the mandevilla seems content in its new location and the clematis continues to wind its way up the obelisk… the lobelia and alyssum on the table are doing very well…

after that lovely stroll, I brought out all the cushions, uncovered the deck chairs, and sat with my tea and read some of my book as the birds sang their morning welcome;-)…