More Thoughts of Spring

I sit outside looking at the wild flower garden I treasure.
If I think of how many hours I have spent in that little place,
it would number in the hundreds or more.

I have weeded, planted and reaped the joys of that place more times than I cold begin to count. It is somewhat of a Secret Garden in that
people cannot see it from the Alley that runs behind our home.

In this garden, I have experimental Perenials. Sometimes I add in and take out things that did not grow as I thought they would when I planted them. There is a corner of spices and my Clemitis in the corner. It gets bigger and prettier every Spring and blooms for so long the summer is nearly ended before it gives up making beautiful blooms of lavender with a darker purple center. I have long forgotten the names of most of these flowers...but there are Butterfly weed, Coneflowers and Wild Strawberries just to name a few. I never tire of spending time out there....unless the mosquitos are bad and chase me inside.

I have a little old porcelin baby bathtub we put water plants in every year, and I found some sprinkly stuff that kills the larve that the mosquitos lay in it. We usually put in a Water Lily and
some water cabbage and whatever else the store has that fits our
budget. I had so many of one plant last year, I could have sold it had I had the ambition and energy.

I also began an Arid plant garden at the same time. Plants that love to be hot and dry and don't complain when I don't quite get all the weeds out. It is bordered on one end by my Deep Purple Iris which double in depth each Spring. On the western end are the Multi-Colored Tulips that seem to get taller every year. They were late blooming this year, but oh when they did, what a joy to see every morning, afternoon, and early evening when I looked out the Kitchen window.

There are the Hostas growing alongside the east fence, getting fuller and bigger each year. I planted the green ones there, having divided them and moved them from a couple of other places since first buying them a few years ago at good old wallyworld. They were cheap at the time and have quadrupled in the years I have had them planted here and there. I have the varigated version around a tree on the southeast of the yard, growing and becoming more beautiful each year, just like the others. I even moved some along the leanto..they love all the shady places I find for them. This year I will only move the ones by the leanto as they need to be divided and conquered.
When I planted them, I got so tired before I was done, I have klumped them a bit and need to remedy that.

The new Lilac bushes we planted last summer are growing and doing well. The Weigilia bush is doing well although I am not sure I like the shape it is taking. May have to talk to someone about how to shape and fix that. I just have not had the time to do that as I should.

I smelled the Spearmint and Peppermint the other day while I was weeding around the tree. It will make wonderful tea one day.

I have two small areas near the front step that need some new Landscaping as I am not sure I like the way they are developing.

That is one of the Joys of Spring, being able to get outside and enjoy these beautiful flowers, some of which I have not even mentioned. I got out there with my camera earlier and was amazed how good the pictures looked, considering the camera was a 48.00 special.

More later on how Spring has affected me both in past and present.

Hope you smiled at least once just sharing my flower gardens with me a bit. They are an amazing way to get out and appreciate nature.

The bugs will be here soon and that will temper my joy a bit, but I realize without them, the flowers would not survive either.

Hugs my friends, catch you later.

Katie