High-flowering season
- To: "m*@ucdavis.edu" <m*@ucdavis.edu>
- Subject: High-flowering season
- From: W* B* <w*@pacbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 22:28:52 -0700
Saturday I wandered over to a neighborhood yard sale and bought a small
chair. The gentlemanly neighbor insisted he carry it home for me, and
when we came around the corner, through the gate and stepped into my
"secret garden", he stopped dead in his tracks. He was so amazed by the
flowering abundance, he just stood still, taking it all in, having had
no idea all this was growing here. Then he asked if he could bring his
wife to see it, and she was equally appreciative. It's such a wonderful
feeling sharing the pleasures of the garden. Like Nan, I take my
morning coffee on the patio and love starting my day so peacefully,
enjoying all that is blooming...abutilon, alstromeria, lace cap
hydrangeas, verbena, shasta daisies (chrysanthemum max.), nastrutiums,
various salvias, coreopsis, several roses, nigella and astilbe--both
just finishing up--Centaurea cyanus, gaura, delphinium, clematis,
impatiens, heliotrope, pandorea jasminoides, Bishop's lace (ammi majus),
clytostoma callistigioides, fuchias, lobelias, plumbago, lonicera...such
a delight, this high- flowering time of year! Tomato plants are growing
fast developing fruit (thanks for the recent watering tips/methods), and
some of the herbs are going quite rampant. Hope everyone else is
enjoying the bloom! Wendy