Hello all my gardening friends and fellow antique collectors. I hope you all had a great weekend. Today I gave the garden it's last feeding of the summer before Autumn sets in. I do everything by hand, so if you do the same you all know how time consuming this can be. And all the fun that goes into doing this. LOL
I wanted to make sure the roses received a good amount of food so we will get a good abundance of blooms in October.
Some of the roses just bloom once in the Spring but this is always worth the wait.
The weather was not the best to do the dead heading and weeding but its always a fun time to get my hands in the soil. I try to spend one hour everyday to pifer around the garden and to visit every plant. Ray and I love taking a stroll in the garden, to see what is blooming! Or to see what needs our attention.
I've been planing on making a new flower bed in the back rose garden, but I need to wait till it cools off some more to start transplanting new plants.
I even started to clean out the old blooms in the pond and took a photo of the last waterlily bloom of Summer. Now we will have to wait till next Spring to see her again.
I hope you all enjoy the photos of the garden. And enjoy your new week ahead. Today I will be joining the blog party over at
Flaunt Your Garden for
Fertlizer Friday! which is hosted by Tootsie. Please be sure ti visit the other participants. See you all soon.....Julian
I wanted to make sure the roses received a good amount of food so we will get a good abundance of blooms in October.
Some of the roses just bloom once in the Spring but this is always worth the wait.
The weather was not the best to do the dead heading and weeding but its always a fun time to get my hands in the soil. I try to spend one hour everyday to pifer around the garden and to visit every plant. Ray and I love taking a stroll in the garden, to see what is blooming! Or to see what needs our attention.
I've been planing on making a new flower bed in the back rose garden, but I need to wait till it cools off some more to start transplanting new plants.
I even started to clean out the old blooms in the pond and took a photo of the last waterlily bloom of Summer. Now we will have to wait till next Spring to see her again.
I hope you all enjoy the photos of the garden. And enjoy your new week ahead. Today I will be joining the blog party over at Flaunt Your Garden for Fertlizer Friday! which is hosted by Tootsie. Please be sure ti visit the other participants. See you all soon.....Julian
Dear Julian, It all sounds to me like rather a lot of hard work but, having said that, I am sure that you reap the rewards. I rather approve of the idea of encouraging the roses to bloom again as late as October - something which I shall suggest to J [my gardener/handyman]. I wonder what you are planning for the new border? Does it become your decision or is it one jointly shared with Ray?
ReplyDeleteits so sad but there is allways next year your roses are so pretty .i have been working on the buildings i haven't had time to garden every thing is getting away on me but if i get it all dun this year i can play next year .
ReplyDeleteA beautiful garden such as yous is, requires TLC, and that you do well! Its always sad to see a waining garden, ours in upstate NY, its beginning to show. Thank God for the Rose of Sharon that is still bloomimg, and of course the gorgeous mums with their fall colors, and the ornamemtal grasses... The changing leaves add their mix pallet to the picture, and its beautiful still for a few weeks.
ReplyDeleteBisous
Marta
I hope you are rewarded with a lot of roses. Thank you for the garden update. All is looking lovely.
ReplyDeleteI spent all morning in the garden today. It is supposed to really heat up this week, something I am not looking forward to.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy pictures of blooming flowers and yours are absolutely beautiful! The heat has done a number on my prairie garden.
ReplyDeleteThe garden is beautiful. I can't believe your roses. We are finally having some hot weather, thank you Jesus! me no like cool summers
ReplyDeleteJulian, The last feeding of summer, ahh where has the time gone. I can wait to see what you come up with for the new planting area. I am sure it will be an outstand show piece. The flower as alway are grand and glorious. - G
ReplyDeleteHi Julian, first time to your blog. Your flowers show you care!
ReplyDeleteYour garden is just lovely and well care for. Thanks for taking me on the tour.
ReplyDeleteYou have delightful roses and I love that urn. Visiting from Outdoor Wed. ~~olive~~
ReplyDeleteYour garden is wonderful! And so cared for--reminds me of why I don't have one. Ha! Jacqueline
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. It is finally cooling down enough here that I have been able to get out into my rose garden the last two mornings--very early and give them some attention.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is beautiful.
Mary
Your garden is so pretty. Loving our plants is half the battle. The other half is WEEDS. Smile. I too spend a little time each day visiting my plants. I should fertilize now it seems. I am new to many of the plants in my garden. Thanks for your things to do in the latter part of summer.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Jeanne
I'm a total softie for white flowers and together with that urn, well, too beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSome news: We're staring a Giveaway Friday! link-up party this Fri. 8/27 plus we are giving away custom backsplash! Please join us. Jane F.
Hi Julian,
ReplyDeleteI love the last days of summer, the gardens still look pretty and it's still warm.
Yuor garden looks great you must have worked so hard.
Keep well,
Smiles,
Angela.
I made an interesting discovery about deadheading this summer. The heat has been so intense and I am so not about it that I had my husband run over the yellow loosestrife with the lawnmower. Radical, yes but it was dry and ugly and I couldn't stand looking at it anymore. Guess what? It's re-sprouting and making a run at a second bloom! Who knew!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Garden... Visiting you from Show and Tell Friday!!
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