Let's Talk about Gardens

@gingerw, Wow! A lady Hercules joins the ranks of our gardeners! That is some heavy lifting you've managed and to a very pleasing effect!

@gingerw You have been one busy gal! Enjoyed seeing the progress of your rock pile. Hard to beat that morning light and no matter how good the photo still nothing like the real thing. My day lilies burst forth on the 4th and the mixed pots have done their thing. Will attach photos. Be careful with those Herculean endeavors. Sorry, being repetitive.
@jimhd Looking forward to images from you as well. Beware that coveting. 🙂
To all of the other lovers of playing in the dirt and muscle building-nice to know I have had company although I now work on a much smaller scale. Sad that so few see the splendor in the dirt.

And the delightful mixed pot that greeted me one morning. Photo does not do this justice. for me, it was breathtaking.

@gingerw Ginger, It turned out great. My grandsons would be in "rock heaven" rearranging them for you.
@parus I love the mixed pot - aren't the new coleus cultivars wonderful - they last all summer in sun or shade as long as they get water, and the color combo there is stunning.
I really need to get out in my garden and take some photos. But every time I start, I see something that needs to be pulled, trimmed, tied up or watered and I get distracted. Maybe I just need to put it on my to-do list.
Sue

@jimhd We found the irrigation system and checked it out. Apparently it was unused for several years so there are repairs to be done. All these rocks are from the south and east sides inside our fence. They would be coming out anyway when we replace the fence next year.

We got a pallet of these bricks. I am going to start on building two small raised brick circles that will have some perennial shrubs in them, out in the easeway between chain link fence and sidewalk. I will still have some bricks left over and we'll border the space next to sidewalk with them as it is quite a drop from sidewalk to level of the dirt there. It's like playing with building blocks all over again, and I love it! Yes, I did use see custom cart that my husband fixed up, otherwise there was no way to move these. It's a blessing to have someone who can make up something like that.

@parus My daylilies bloomed a couple weeks ago, same color as yours! Right now the dark red velvet roses are flushing, and big yellow ones just finished their first flush. Salmon flushed a couple of weeks ago, also.
Ginger

Hello everyone. I’m new here and have read through a lot of the posts here. Looks like a good place to be.
I live in Phoenix and on March 14 I left there to visit my relatives in South Louisiana pulling a small RV. By the time I arrived here the world had been shut down by the COVID virus and I have spent the spring and summer on the banks of the Mermentau River.
My brother and sister have a large piece of property here and he tilled up a 25X60 ft. garden and turned it over to me. I have spent the time growing vegetables and canning the excess. Tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, okra, peppers, eggplant, cantaloupe, watermelon and squash.At this point the garden is mostly finished but for the okra which is now so y’all that I have to bend it over to pick the pods.
With some peaches and some purple hulled peas I have spent the last four months canning about 30 cases of pint and quart jars of fruits and vegetables.

The garden has kept me sane through all this. My spouse of 52 years passed away on February 15 after a 10 year fight with COPD and my thoughts have been diverted by the garden and the memories of my childhood working in my grandfather’s garden. I hope to return to Phoenix in order to put in my winter garden there.
Bud

@oxbeaux.. You have my utter admiration. You are a fine example of making lemonade when life hands you lemons. What an inspiration! Thank you for sharing. Your grandfather must be watching over you!

Thanks for the kind words.

@oxbeaux Oh, Bud, do you have a picture to post of your garden? That produces quite a picture in my mind, and I am envious to read of such a haul. I don't have much of a green thumb that way. Are you trading with the neighbors for things you don't have?

Good to see you over here, and also in the journaling group. A gardener's journal can really bring back memories of what you did to plant things, and keep it up!
Ginger

@parus, Absolutely! Thanks for sharing both pics with us...great lift for the day.