closing the gaps, addressing the gates

The dropped temperature offered a great day to continue working on the fence. I space a good chunk of the afternoon closing up some gaps. The gates were left for last because I was unsure how the materials of the fence would fit together on top of the gate. I had to use a thicker […]

mutant daylily?

I think we have our own crossbred hybrid daylily in the garden. Our daylilies are a mix of various short squat hybrids and the typical tall slender orange ‘ditch lily’. Most of our hybrids are deep burgundy, with a few yellow or peach mixed in. Prior to this morning, none of our hybrids were orange… […]

approaching summer in the garden:

Today was the first real break from 90+ degrees. An afternoon rainstorm removed my need to water, so I took the day off from work, and spent some time snapping shots. The daylilies are showing themselves even while recovering from a move: Habanero and Thai chili plants are filling with tiny green fruit: The beebalm […]

this weekend in the garden:

today’s mini project

Today, I continued work began yesterday: defining borders and future pathways to the firepit. Yesterday’s start: Today’s addition: The garden as a whole is firming up in my head. When I first established the spot for the firepit, I had no idea how the garden would interact with it. With the fence going in, and […]

today in the garden

keeping the garden effort simple and small after work, saving the bigger stuff for the weekend. I never mulched the daylilies after their relocation. Today, I started the effort to weed, mulch and define. And took photos of things in bloom:

fireflies!

My husband saw the first firefly of the summer. I did not get out to see it, but I was out late watering tonight, and the crowd has gathered for sure!

last bit of the day

One last trek out in the heat gave me enough time to fill most of the gaps under the far stretch of fence. Also, I got enough done on the far gate to know how I want to finish them… The open frame will be fit with lattice, and the seams will be capped with […]

advancing through the heat:

I have an unexpected two-day weekend and Kansas City has its first sunny week in the 90s. Still, advancements are made on the fence, bit by bit. A half hour out, two hours in (while rehydrating), one hour out, two hours in. I cut down most of the posts, and added the post caps. I […]

lilyfest 2020: full cast

All the top stars have made their debuts at Lilyfest 2020: