Random Garden Photo’s Part 1

It’s been a crazy, busy  spring and summer this year.  Not that every year isn’t busy but it seems that this one has been particularly and unusually hectic.  This are a few Midwest garden photo’s I’ve collected so far this year.

Part of this is likely due to family happenings that don’t usually happen.  And also the fact that I have spent several years working multiple jobs, and it has all taken it’s toll on my surroundings.  Both indoors and out.

The spring clean up seemed to last well into the first part of the summer.  Every time I think I see the end of the tunnel, the tunnel takes a turn around a bend that I didn’t see coming.

I have made an attempt to shoot a few photos of the progression of things outdoors in the gardens so this is my random summer photo’s post of things so far.

I am dividing the pic’s up into several posts just because of the number of photo’s I have.  This is NOT all inclusive. . . just the moments I happened to remember I own a camera.

Since spring comes first there are just a few pics of my favorite spring event. . . the blooming of the Viburnum.

I think it’s the most fragrant bush in my yard.  If there’s a breeze in the air, my viburnum makes it’s presence known from anywhere in the yard.  You don’t even have to be near it to know it’s there.  Just follow the scent to the other side of the house and enjoy the magnificence.

Then, of course, there are the Lilacs.  These lilac’s actually belong to my neighbor.  But since they are right on the property line, I get as much enjoyment from them as they do.

They are right next to my vegetable garden so, in the spring while I’m prepping the garden, I get to enjoy these too.

Then the Crabapple trees.

I have two of these.  One white . . .

and one pink . .

And then shot of all three . . . a beautiful spring sight when I wake up and look out my bedroom window in the morning.

So here’s the before and after.  The crabapple blooms are gone but now replaced with the day lilies.

More before and after. . .

And now just the after. . . my favorite spot to rest after a good run.

Moving on to another spot in the yard.  This is the south side of my garage.  It’s been ignored most of the time I have lived here.  But about 3 years ago, I decided to throw down a few wild flower seeds.  It was just a mixed bag of random seeds that I bought at Menards.

For a couple of years, the plants just kept coming back in random spots wherever the original seed had fallen.  As the plants got bigger and spread they looked just that way. . . with no particular order that made sense.

So this year I dug everything up and transplanted things to make sense.  So, essentially, this is a new flower bed.

This is the post transplant appearance and I have added a few more perennials to the original mix.  My hope is that over the next 1 or 2 years the plants will fill in more for less weeding and more color.

Black eyed Susan’s multiply quickly so I moved some of these to other areas in my yard.  I’m sure by next year there will be more to divide and give away.

This lily was a transplant from my mom’s garden this year.  Tons of blooms already!

This Verbena is something I expected to be taller but fortunately it’s near the front of the flower bed so . . . it’s fine.  It does, however, spread more than I anticipated so we’ll see how well it fits here in a year or two.  The great thing about a perennial is that you can always dig it up and put it somewhere else.

This Aster was a Mother’s Day gift from my mom.  Not sure why she thought she needed to give me a gift but I’ll enjoy it for many years to come.

Autumn Fire Sedum . . . Anxiously awaiting it’s bloom . . .

This is one of those things that is very unique and pretty when it’s in bloom but once it’s done. . . yeah. . . it’s done.  The foliage isn’t very showy.  I’m not even sure what it is.  It was in the bag of mixed seed. But it’s one of the first things to flower in the spring.

Who doesn’t love a purple cone flower?

Hiding under big hollyhock leaves.

Annual Snap Dragons.

Coreopsis . . .

Marigolds . . .

Dianthus . . .

Shasta Daisies . . .

Moss Rose . . .

Dusty Miller . . .

Black Magic Petunia.  Molly calls it the goth flower.

So since these are newly planted/transplanted plants, I’ll be watching them evolve over the next couple of years.

There are other plants in the flower bed that are waiting to flower as the season progresses.  Always something new to look forward to!

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