After an inch of soaking rain, it was nice not to have to think about watering anything. I can get up, go about my day and not have to fret over what needs water, what looks okay, what might need water later.
It's not the actual task of hose watering things, it's the mental work of thinking about it every day. Nice to have a day or two off. But the June sun dries things out quickly even on these pleasant, not too hot days after the rain.
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| Pretty red petunias |
The deep red petunias I picked up at Lowe's in spring are really doing well. What a rich red.
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| 'Playboy' in the ground just planted |
It looks good, it has three emitters right at its base, and after transplant adjustment it should be okay.
It was a big, healthy, sizable plant from Sooner Plant Farm.
With the rose planted forward a bit and the birdbath a little closer with pots surrounding it, this area below the patio is starting to look like a garden, rather than a strip along the bottom of the fence.
And from inside the living room there is something to look at, composed and interesting.
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| Something to look at from inside |
It's still a big green wall, but the plantings bring the eye forward, which helps. Still, it's a long green flat wall and needs something more, even with the rose eventually gaining some height in the foreground.
I put the hummingbird feeder there. It's easier to access and lower to get to, and it's something . . . something . . . against the green vine.
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| Still a sold wall of green |
The knockout blushing pink rose has finally perked back up after moving it to the pot, and is now putting out healthy new leaves and buds.
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| 'Blushing Pink' growing well now First transplanted |
It had several pink blooms when I moved it, but lost them and dropped some leaves. It's back in form now. It should bloom most of the summer, pretty much nonstop now that it is settled.