We were gone for several days last week and when we returned, it was to find that something had been eating my parsley. I'm guessing a rabbit, since I don't think the deer would be over by the steps, and I don't think parsley would be their first choice anyway. But I guess it could be any number of accursed animals. Much of the sage and thyme is also gone, but that may be because they were dry for a couple days. Unlike the parsley, there are no telltale half-eaten stems.
Check out the smaller allium in the back (the big one is almost done blooming). Could these be belatedly about to bloom after all?! I am so confused.
I could not be more delighted that the foxglove planted just a few weeks ago has started to bloom! This is the only of the three plants with blooms, but the other two look healthy anyway.
I found this little oak seedling growing in the back plot, so I stuck it in a pot and will see what happens.
[Update: ONE DAY LATER those *%#ing squirrels uprooted and destroyed it. GRRRRRRRR]
This past weekend we visited the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, which is lovely and offered some ideas for things to plant in my own garden.
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| Roses have always scared me away (bugs! disease!) but isn't this dreamy, growing along a chain (visible on the right). |
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| This is the same climing rose as the photo above. |
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| This purple poppy wasn't blooming yet, which was part of what made it interesting - it could bloom a little later than your standard poppy. |
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