Another week in my gardens

SHARING MY GARDEN CHORES and DOCUMENTING GROWTH AND BLOOMS

Fairy Garden Update

dichondra in the fairy garden

 I gave up on the beautiful moss; however, I notice the plugs of moss that were very bright green (the most alive) were not bothered so much by the sow bugs. I'm leaving the moss to see if it can survive those little rolly-pollies.

I have wild Dichondra growing all over my yard. 

It is a very small scale little creeper and it spreads by underground runners. 

I started transplanting little batches of it around the fairy garden. 

I think it will look great if the moss doesn't make it.

dichondra

 Here you can see it growing between the patio pavers. 

helper Stupid Kitty (his real name)

 This helper gets into the action anytime I am outside. 

He won't look me in the eye anymore than a glance.

work!

 Very heavy rains this week made pulling Bermuda grass much easier. 

You can see on the left what it looked before I started. 

Still have lots more to pull. 

turtle laying eggs

 This is a red eared turtle and she chose to lay eggs in the garden.

I'm not sure if she actually completed the act as they usually do this in total privacy. 

I was busy and didn't notice when she left but she didn't cover it up. 

making a pot herb garden

 I potted up a herb garden this week. 

The pot is not mine and I will be returning it next week.

Herb garden in a pot

 I'm not sure if this will work. Hope so. 

I used:

Hot Spicy Oregano

Spicy Globe Basil

Thai Basil

Garden Sage

Pineapple Sage Salvia elegans

German Thyme Thymus vulgaris

and

if you look closely, I tucked in tiny zennia seedlings in the bare spots. Couldn't help myself. 

purple cone flower seedling

 This made my day yesterday!

I discovered this little purple cone-flower Echinacea angustifolia var.

I had many many of these in all of my beds until we had chickens and guineas some years back. They eventually found every seed or seedling and disappeared. 

I have been on the lookout for a plant or seedling. 

I got the start from my Mom as a passalong plant.

She passed away in 1991 and these mean so much to me. 

purple cone flower potted

 I marked the seedling with a rock until I could get a pot. 

helper lady bug

 Right after finding the seedling, I spotted this lady bug.

They are always welcomed helpers.

helper of the day

 But this guy! He was the helper of the day as I had four holes to dig to finish up the Dwarf Nandina Nandina enana planting.

Dwarf Nandina

 This garden will be finished in the afternoon shade today with the addition of mulch.

I'm about to break my arm patting myself on the back.

old rose root

 Here is a rose shoot coming up and even though it is just old rose rootstock, I can't help but pot it up next week. 

I mean, why not?

It makes beautiful red roses once a year in early spring. 

brown eyed Susan view from think tank

 You've heard about my "think tank"?

Here it is and is the same color of Brown-eyed Susans Rudbeckia hirta.

When I mowed two weeks ago, these were in bud and I left them to enjoy. 

After two weeks, they look like this!

They are amazing!

FYI it only took me four hours yesterday to get it all mowed. 

A lot of thinking went on.

purple leather flower view from the think tank

 Another view from my think tank of wild clematis.

 Purple Leather flower Clematis pitcheri

They are on a pasture fence.

I anxiously wait for them every May.

That's it for this week. 

Except I didn't show or tell you about the Marigold seeds started on Monday and germinated on Thursday. Amazing.

One more thing, I can see the squash blooming from my kitchen window and that thrills me.

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