I'm happy to report that the fires are out! What a nightmare.
It's been the hottest summer ever with so little moisture...and yet, the garden is spectacular! I think the plants are loving the hot summer weather. It's been a month since my last post, so here's what the garden is looking like on July 20, 2012.
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| Wildflowers mixed in... |
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| Cashmere Sage blooming. |
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| The hops vine made it over the arbor! Woo hoo! The vine on the right, is a Silver Lace Vine, and it grows at amazing speed. It's reached the top of the deer fence with no where to go! Both of these vines die back to the ground every winter and start from scratch in the spring. |
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| Black-eyed Susan's I planted early June. Hopefully, they'll spread! |
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| Lots blooming now! |
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The delphiniums continue to bloom...been over a month!
You can't tell in this picture, but these delphiniums are over 6 feet tall! Yes...taller than me! |
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| Planted Baby's Breath from seed and it is starting to bloom. |
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| Helitrope, Veronica, Coneflowers, Lovage |
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| Colorado Columbines |
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| The hops is blooming. |
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| The hops is making it's way up this arbor too! |
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| Hibiscus...in a pot. Can't grow as a perennial at this elevation. |
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| Where is the family?? |
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The outdoor dining room!
Hammock Haven in the background. |
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Our outdoor room!
I still have to stain it...sigh. |
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| Crystal Peak! |
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Sunflowers are blooming! They usually don't bloom until mid or late August. Must be because it's been such a hot summer.
I didn't plant any sunflowers this year because I thought the new fence would block the sun too much...but these grew from seed that was dropped from last years flowers.
I must plant more next year! |
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Yeah!! The Fireweed actually grew from seed!
(Fireweed is the purple on far left) |
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| California Poppies...grew from seed |
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| Poppy Mallow...finally blooming! |
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View off the back porch tonight just after it rained.
The clouds were amazing. You can't even tell there is a mountain range hiding behind them.
Yes! It rained!!!
I am so looking forward to a walk through the garden in the morning with my coffee and getting my shoes wet!
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Living here makes the hassle of our life style so worth it.
Lucky us!
The mountains are calling and I must go. John Muir
Some of the projects from this summer:
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Log bench from dead trees from Grand Lake
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A coffee table for the gathering place.
I used left over wood from the kitchen floor.
I also got to use some power tools and
my birthday electric nail gun! |
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| Made the little box on the table too. |
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Not shown: electric votive candles that go on the wine bottle candle holder. We sure can't have any open flames! Still in a fire ban. I spent today giving them a rustic finish from modge podge and instant coffee crystals...
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