DH and I were able to put in a few hours of yard work yesterday. The weather was wonderful. Mulched a few more flower beds, dug up a butterfly bush that was in a shady spot and moved the two pieces to a sunny location, weeded, and mowed. So nice to be outside!
Beside the back sidewalk is a peony row…
…and this one, called ‘Dancing Butterfly,’ is at the end of the row. One of my favorites.
Last Saturday, DH planted red geraniums in the planter at the back door. They are a cheerful sight as you come up the back steps.
The viburnum hedge on the west side of the yard is just beginning to bloom.
No time for sitting in the fenced garden yesterday morning, though I did sit in the swing for a while after I mowed in the afternoon. 🙂
The peony is ‘Nymph,’ which has proven to be a quick multiplier and nice bloomer in our garden.
The lovely scent of honeysuckle is almost overwhelming in some parts of the yard. I wish the plant were not so invasive, choking everything it covers. We work at eradicating it, but it seems a hopeless case. It *is* pretty this time of year. And does smell good!
In the front yard, the beds are still pretty with iris blooms and lots of peonies.
This is my mower. Love it! A work horse!
The back yard, from the old mulberry tree, looking toward the garage and the playground behind it.
The old, old mulberry tree is a gnarly, twisted thing. We’ve planted quite a few hostas under it. There is a spring that seeps up under the tree and the hostas like the moist cool area.
Weeding the hostas under the mulberry…a job that doesn’t take long. The hostas are well established and shade out most weeds in the bed. DH took a turn around the edge of the bed, cleaning it up quite a bit.
Looks like another beautiful day to spend some time outside. I’ll finish mowing…didn’t do the back yard yesterday. We are expecting a garden club for a garden tour next Wednesday. I’ll probably make a list of things that must-be, should-be, could-be done for that while I’m out there. 🙂
~~Rhonda
