Re: Just popping in for a minute

Terrific Bonnie!
My peony 'coral & Gold and 'Tako no yoshui' (roughly) are in ful bloom and
would knock your socks off.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 2:04 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Just popping in for a minute


> Melody, I REALLY need some of your energy!  My irises are in glorious
bloom.
> I don't know where the yellow one came from, but it is such a bold, clear
> yellow that it is most certainly welcome.  The sky blue iris are also in
> bloom and are a little bit of heaven on the side of the drive way.
Everyone
> has been blown away by their appearance.  But here's the wonderful news:
> the peonies I dug from mother's yard last spring are up.  Some seem pretty
> small.  Others look pretty full and healthy.  The white ones from my Aunt
> Lorraine's yard given to mother have started to bloom!!!  The fragrance is
> wonderful!  My columbines have happily seeded around and more are always
> welcome.
>
> I had hoped to dig out the mailbox garden to re-vamp it and extend it with
> that weeping cherry tree and many other little goodies I've been given
this
> spring, but it has just poured today.  The weather folks are forecasting
the
> same all blasted weekend!  UGH!  Pam, I sure wish I could send you some!
>
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
> Of Melody
> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 2:16 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: [CHAT] Just popping in for a minute
>
> Just catching up here and thought I'd take a minute to say hello. Iris
> are blooming, so are the daisies and columbines. Rose bushes and peonies
> are loaded with tons of buds. The trees seem to be recovering from their
> frostbite from a couple of weeks ago. We've had lots of rain so the
> gardens are looking very lush and full of gorgeous foliage...any day now
> I'm expecting to see tons of flowers.
>
>
> Trying to keep up with weeding as best as I can but it's tough. So many
> loads of laundry behind I can't even count but what little spare time I
> have I prefer to spend outside. We re-did our little water feature...dug
> it a bit wider and deeper as we found the water was evaporating too fast
> otherwise and we were having to add water every day or so...pain in the
> rear that was. Added an extension to one of the beds and put in
> seeds..we'll see what grows. I'll try to get some piictures of what is
> blooming now, especially the iris and this one unbelievable columbine.
> gotta go...my son is having a birthday party and my house is being over
> run by half a dozen 10 and 11 year old boys. I'll be packing them off
> with the DH to see Star Wars 3 in a couple of hours and then they will
> all be consigned to the backyard, sleeping in a tent for the night.
>
>
> Take care all of you...glad you found Jim.
>
>
> Melody
> Hills, IA  zone 5
>
>
>
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