Busy Days....

It's been busy around here.  We've been finishing up some redo's inside.

It's been three years.  Think maybe it was time?

So, the outside has had to wait.

I did get out yesterday, and survey some of the things that need doing.

Hmmm....I need to get those stepping stones to the faucet set down.

But, the front beds are looking good.

I'm very glad we got these done before too much more heat sets in.

Some of the Autumn Sage, in the Island Bed, are beginning to bloom.  This was supposed to be red.

It'll clash with the 'Hot Lips'....but, hey...more color.

We're just very pleased, with how much better it looks out front.

In the back, the Jerusalem Sage is starting to bloom.  Love those yellow flowers.

Next to it, is a red Autumn Sage.  It's beginning it's bloom.

I'm thinking I'll be moving this.  It's getting swallowed up by the Jerusalem Sage.

I have another bed in the plans.

No, it never ends.....

My camera does not like to take pictures of red flowers...ugh

This Autumn Sage has been blooming for a while.  I need to cut it back....but, it looks so nice.

We did get a new bed put in here.  This is where the wood pile was. I never liked it.

So, we moved the wood to a place beside the Veggie Garden, and put this in.

I moved some Twist Leaf Yucca from the Deer Grove.  And, moved a Salvia guaranitica from another area.  And, the pot of Dusty Miller came from somewhere else, too.

I think it'll work.

This Spiderwort I moved from outside the fence, is finally putting on some blooms.

It was eaten to the ground every year...so, this will be a better spot.  

If it spreads, that's ok, too.

The Plumbago that wintered in this pot, is looking good.  Those Snap Dragons in the pot in back, have not bloomed.  They had blooms when I brought them home.  But, no more since those died back.

Not sure why that is.  

I got some Begonias into containers, and baskets.  They should do better than Impatiens, if it gets really dry again this year.
They need less water.

I never tire of this bright green lettuce, in the Talavera pot.

But, it's about to be too hot for it.  So, I'll have to come up with something else for summer.

Over on the other side of the house, the Rock Bed needs some weeding.

This rosemary is looking really good this year....it's third year.

This Prickly Pear, that I moved from the Deer Grove year before last, seems to like where it is.

I thought when those little green things started to swell, that they were bloom buds.

Looks like they're new pads.

In the Veggie Garden, the Cilantro is blooming.  At first I thought those black things were seeds.

But, look close...they're bugs.  Not sure what kind...they're tiny.

The Brussels Sprouts plants look great.  No sprouts, though.

One of the two grape vines we got on the last year's  Wine & Wildflower Trail, is looking good.

The other one didn't make it.

The Swiss Chard has been doing a good job.

The sugar snap peas have been making a lot.  We've been enjoying these.

This looks like powdery mildew.  Not sure.
But, it's almost time for these to come out anyway.

This is what I'm doing today.  Getting weeds out AGAIN.
Then, I'll plant the tomatoes that have been going in and out, depending on the cold.
Hopefully, there are no more cold nights ahead.

When you garden, there is always something to do.
What are you up to today?

Happy Gardening...
~~Linda~~