The flower beds this year look the best they have in years. Freshly mulched a few weeks ago, the perennials divided, thinned and trimmed some time ago, the plantings are beginning to take shape rather nicely. Still, some more weeding needs to be done in the large flower garden in the front of the house, a few more annual plantings here, some more mulch there.
We stopped at a local nursery this afternoon, K., W., and I, after I picked up W. from school; we met Mom there, and picked up a few more lantana, salvias to pop in some open spaces, and a few other border plantings. Sometimes I do feel like a kid in a candy store, with so many beautiful plants to choose, but I generally am able to control myself. In the past few years we’ve really been able to focus on perennial plantings, for the ease of maintenance, for a consistent design to the gardens year over year, and to avoid laying out loads of cash on new plants every year!
The irises in the front (photo above) have just started to bloom; I just love their color. I purchased them a few years ago from White Flower Farm; this particular variety is called Butter and Sugar.
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