Summer happenings

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Well,..what can I say. Ive been camera crazy for the last bit photographing whats flowering.I have to share.
This year the garden is crowded with various plants I have collected from members of OttawaPlantCycle .We share, we swap..we give..we recieve.Its all smiling.
David's Columbine

Angelica,..no idea where I got it

The Wild Phlox is up..purple..white

Pale purple

The daffodil. I only have one, so far

The dug up jerusalem artichokes waiting at the door for a new owner to pick them up. They have spread all over so Its better to contain them. Pretty when they flower. I will photograph them again yet. They will be much taller.

My newly purchased Red Crabapple tree bloomed straight away. It was lovely.

She sits in the middle of the front lawn where the hole used to be . There used to be a fruiting mulberry tree there but the wind caught a carport and tossed it on top of it and litterly split..can we say duct tape anything.

It keeps the smoke bush company.
The duct taped Fruiting Mulberry tree was put in back to R.I.P. ,..but guess what..it came back.

The Hollyhocks are up.Wonder what colour they are. I purchased some Black seed ones last year.

Then I made a birdbath planter.


I like how that turned out

Potted a Chestnut sapling Catt found

Potted all the serviceberry saplings Anita gave me,

It lives on happily Jenn,

It looks like the Spiderwort is doing well.

My Chihuahua "Lady" wanted me to take her pic.."pretend I broke the pot" she says misciefiously,..Hhehe

Last but not least one of my fave's..Geez,..I cannot remember for the life of me the name of it at time of posting this..

There's so much more comming up. I havent uploaded it all to the computer. I'll be right back.

Spriiiiing!!..It here!!!

Well its here,..at last I have been sooo restless.The sun is shinning and promising new growth. I am out and not "IN".
Everything is comming UP!!
Lets look and see what is comming up: )
The Hollyhocks(black?)..

The Sedum

The lilies I recieved from someone in Orleans last year


The Lambs ear is recouping


The tansy is back in full force of course

The rose bush is trying

I "think" this is a fluffy pom pom sunflower thingy from Jen

A tree weathered by the weight from the snow comes back to shape..kinda..Its a mess...sigh..

Then there is that bush with the really lovely rose type flowers..oh my poor memory,..what ARE they called..My brain will never come back

The new tulip bulbs are freshly chewed..thanks there my fellow sqirrels and wabbits..

The dog hair (Gypsy the German Sheperds contribution ) is keeping them at bay somewhat..and the water fountain ornament is smashed from falling ice from the roof.

Hmmmm...maybe I can glue it,..frugal me will find a way..boat glue?
Oh,...and what is that Sedum with the tiny yellow stars..star sedum?

The Rain barrels for the Orleans community gardens are waiting to be brought back to the gardens after being stored at our place all winter..

....And finally the pond stares out at me begging to be fixed for another summer.

I think I broke the bottom whilst cleaning it out last year and dropping some rocks into it a little heavy handedly..its ok..i found another by the curb..a bigger one.!..although its not leaking ,..but it will.
Can you guess what this is..?

Its a see through suitcase i found with a cat litter top in it to hold up the sides of the suitcase..an instant mini greenhouse.
Last but not least..Davids loyal Columbine plants are up again this year.

Yes,...Its spring..and after a long, long winter..I'm back in the garden..horray!!
Val : )