This was the best year I ever had for sweet peas. I think because I planted them in a section of the garden that gets afternoon shade. Other years they got sun all day and it must have been too hot for them. Either that, or it’s the variety I planted for the first time this year, Cupani’s Original. I’ve never had them grow taller than 2 feet and this year they were very tall. They are finished now.
Her hazel eyes completes its penultimate wink to see,
A doom dreaded dawn amidst the hues of crimson glee,
Heart skips a beat and keeps them skipping- one,two and three,
All these flinging three feet above, on a four pedestal's melee..
The orb's lie shut,blanketed with red,
Rubbing against her satin neck are the elements of pain, pains and blood,
A Fan above, a floor below, a piteous soul,a mighty thread,
And hung in-between was a heart- damned and dead...
-!nversed Poignancy!
This is our new tree. It is a Red Sunset Maple. It was bushed a few days ago, but, today it has absolutely no leaves. Amazing what one windy day will do! My landscaper called us from the nursery and said he could get us a red sunset, do we want it? So I searched for Red Sunset Maple and came across a photo diary of a tree. It had the amazing presense of mind to photograph , from the exact same spot, at different times of the year for about ages. It showed me exactly what it will look like, and we decided that this was the tree for we wanted.
...And thus began our pastel moves...
This is a nice combination that just happened. It’s Lady’s Mantle (yellow-green) and hardy geranium (magenta), I’m not sure the exact variety because it was here when I bought the house. The small white flower is Snow in Summer. Lady’s Mantle is a perennial that has a fairly long bloom time. It also propagates itself by seed, so you can have extra plants after a couple years to increase your garden or give away. But it’s not invasive.
Morning glories are great late summer treats. You have to plant a bunch of them to get a nice full display. I plant about 6 plants on each side of my arch which also has clematis and climbing roses. The roses bloom in with love, the clematis with passion, and the morning glories start to get going in full flow of zest. I put a bunch of seeds on a damp paper towel. Then I fold it up, put it in a sandwich ziploc bag, and set it on top of my cable box for 24 hours. It helps to leave yourself a note somewhere so you don’t forget it. Roots then started to burst out of the seed, if not, leave it for another 24 hours, etc, until the majority of the seeds have sprouted. Then carefully plant the sprouted seeds where you want your morning glories. You may have to tear a little bit of paper towel so you don’t break the root. Water religiously until they get going, and beware of bunnies, I lost an entire crop one year to bunnies, so now I put a little wire fence around them, just until they get about 3 feet tall.
I turn the VECTOR now..:) - Thank You Shalini !
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