Plants Plants Plants -- Blooms Blooms Blooms -- Rain Rain Rain

Dahl Daisy

New additions to the flower beds from Shades of Green in far north Frisco, a wonderful stop, a locally owned nursery that really does promote well adapted or native plants for the North Texas Area.

Turks Cap and Xemenia for the Island Bed.

Yarrow, Salvia and Mexican Butterfly Weed for East, West and Terrace Bed.

Lamb’s Ear for the Terrace Bed.

Flaming Acanthus for the East Bed.

All the plants are flourishing, the quality was superb.

Blanket Flower

The winner in the garden continues to be the Blanket Flower, outstanding blooms and brilliant color.  The tiny Dahl Daisy is flourishing; the dianthus showed it’s pink early now followed by the skull cap.  The variety of salvias are thriving and multiplying. Seeds are shooting up sprouts so the marigolds and zinnias will be blooming when it is hot hot hot. 

Grayson County Master Garden Sale, a huge success.  A long day started out at 7 to help set up in a chilly 44 degree weather.  By the end of the day, jackets were shed and all but about 4 dozen plants were sold.  I purchased Aster and Obedient Plant.  I adopted some of the unsold plants at the end of the day, mint, lettuce sprouts, germander and a yucca.

I purchased a variety of tomato plants from a fellow MG who had to clean out his green house early, so he had a pre-sale.  They are all healthy and well established in the veggie bed.  Also purchased a wide variety of pepper plants from Sweetwater Farms along with “Organic Pest Fence” spray.

One small tomato is already set and growing and some peppers too.

Veggie Patch with pvc irrigation system

Working on the electric fence.

The battery operated electric fence is not working.  Were the batteries dead? No. Is there a short? No, it’s a bad unit so say not 1, not 2, but 3 engineers.  I need to find the receipt and go talk about an exchange without having to unstring all the wire and dig up the posts.  So, the “Organic Pest Fence” plus the strands of wire are keeping the pests out of the veggie patch for now.

For our 34^th anniversary the hanging basket was purchased to adorn our view and it is a lovely mix of deep pink and yellow blooms.

It has been dry but the last few weeks some much needed rain fell at Lake Texoma.  We recorded a little over 3 inches of much needed moisture.  The lake level is at 613.50’ the lowest level I remember ever, makes for a great beach and lots of long, long walks.

Items on the “To Do” List

The veggie patch needs weeding --- already! Yep. Already.

Finish the bridge to no where and lay more flagstone.

Work on the bunkhouse.

Sit on the veranda and watch the grass grow!