Gardening With The BeesWatch our garden (and knowledge) grow!

Because Benji is a single dog this summer, he is a very spoiled boy. He got to come along on our trip to buy flowers today at a crazy-big annuals sale at Schroeder’s Flowers. Thank you to their staff for letting Benji peruse the rows and rows of annuals in the greenhouses with us. He appreciated the hospitality and was made to feel very welcome. He even got a drink from the hose!

We came home with loads of flowers. Many ended up in the front flower beds where some color was needed, and some ended up in the back yard, as you see below. I don’t really care for the whiskey barrels in our yard, but until they are moved, I gotta make due. Looks like this one could use some TLC, no?

Had to snap a quick pic of the siberian irises in the front bed while they were blooming today. I love the vibrant color!

Aunt Lisa, if you see this, tell me again the name of the super-tall blooming perennial on the left side of this photo. Someone asked me. Thanks!

I’ve been taking photos of the fruit trees so we can gauge their growth at different times of the season.  Here are today’s shots of one of the apple trees and the pear tree.  Looks like we should have a nice turnout this year!

Although we don’t fully condone it, we do spray our fruit trees.  The quality of the fruit is much better without pests and molds involved.  Please wash thoroughly!

So the asparagus patch is looking rather rough.  I thought it about time that I weed and fertilize the bed properly.  Turns out it is a LOT of work!  Is anyone familiar with asparagus maintenance?  I need to investigate.

I was very pleased to find several wild rose bushes on our property this year.

Here is a photo of the one I found heading down the trail to the creek.  We found others up by the road near the apple trees.  They smell wonderful!