After the garden tour, I went around the yard to check on some of the other plantings I have. We planted a new, baby Colorado cedar tree last year, and it didn't look like it was doing too well. Surprise, surprise- it has LOTS of new growth. Yippee- it survived the coldest winter we've had in years. Well it should, it IS from Colorado after all...
Then I found a beautiful flower. I don't know what it is, but it's so pretty. The camera makes it look blue, but the color was a much richer purple. I wish the camera hadn't changed the way it looks...
I checked in our our cacti we have growing. I'm always amazed that our cacti survive the harsh winters we have, yet every year they continue to grow and produce some spectacular variations in our garden landscape. I've learned to keep my distance from the cacti, after having been "spined" many a time (even with exhaustive precautions). I sure do love to look- but don't love to touch.
Even though I had to take about 60 extra pictures to get the plants to hold still int he 40 mph winds, it was fun spending some time in the garden with my plants. I truly love to see them, talk to them, and be a part of their environment. The bites I'm currently scratching will stop itching soon... but it's totally worth it!!
3 comments:
The flower looks like it could be an iris? Your garden and yard look beautiful!
You know, I thought it was an iris, but I was just guessing. I know next to nothing about plants.
It's hard to have a garden not look pretty this time of year. I love it now. Come July and August, things will start dying and since we live on an acre, we rarely water (never the grass- it'll die and come back). We mostly just water the trees and the plants we love and want to see survive. Grass is just ground cover and what mother nature provides we deem enough.
Looking good Farmer. Garden time is a good time.
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