Garden Tour
The thing about a garden is that it’s never really done, and that’s a good thing. It’s all about the process, not the results. This is my rose garden, or at least the start of it. The concrete urn is new this year. I got it for a song. A corner of the base was broken off, a corner of the base that is hidden by the mulch, so they sold it to me at half price. Sold! It weighs a ton, but then that’s what we have boys for.
The climbing roses are going great guns this year, their second in the garden. Looks like maybe by next year they will make it to the top of the trellis.
In the front garden, the lavender is just about to bloom. I love lavender. I love the fresh, clean scent. I love the bluish purply wands of color. I love the gray-green, spikey foliage. It seems to grow quite happily here, I have it in several places around the house.
My favorite lavender spot is in the garden along the path to the back door. It’s slightly overgrown its bed, gently brushing our legs as we return home, releasing its calming fragrance as a welcome.
Life is really pretty quiet around here, and I’m not complaining. I spend my days at the computer, designing virtual quilts to help advertise Northcott’s new fabric lines. Or puttering around the garden. Or doing everyday chores. Or just listening to the birds and savoring warm summer days. It’s good when life is slow, very good.
June 11th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Beautiful garden, Beth!!
June 12th, 2010 at 6:24 am
I love your garden. I wish I could grow roses like you. Unfortunately every time a rose opens the June bugs eat it! Sigh. I’ve pretty much given up on trying to grow them. I’ll just have to be happy watching your garden grow!
June 12th, 2010 at 8:35 am
Your gardens are lovely! Thanks for sharing their beauty.
June 12th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
That garden is awesome! Wish I had a green thrumb…lol
June 12th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Pretty and peaceful! Love the slow days of summer! Too bad the WIND is BLOWING like crazy today. So staying inside and sewing!
June 12th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Beth, your roses are wonderful. Last year was my first year of growing roses, i love them. This year I’m up to 6 roses, 2 climbing and 4 regular. My question, how do you know when to harvest the lavendar? Down here in South Texas my lavendar has already bloomed but would like to know for next year. Thank you for the tour and showing us all your special pots!
June 12th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
if i could dream o fhaving a garden, this would be it
June 15th, 2010 at 7:14 am
absolutely amazing rose garden! I’m sure the scent of the roses and of the lavender are quite calming