A Look At the Garden

 "Are you expanding the garden? " asked Mr. Pinker as he studied the moved creek rocks in the front yard. 

This past week I began adding mulch to some of the garden. 

"Aaah, you noticed," I replied with a twinkle in my eyes. 

Some of you may remember that a couple of weeks ago I told you that I decided to expand the long wild and Woolly garden along the edge of the driveway , but had not broke the news to Mr. Pinker yet.😀😁 

The garden is beginning to fill in. Weeds need to be pulled though. 

"Doesn't it look good? " I sais as Mr. Pinker moved closer to see more of what was going on. 

"I just moved it a couple of feet out,  " I chimed. 

Lilies and purple Majesty is in bloom. I have been removing the hostas. 

Mr. Pinker nodded. " It always looks good," he replied "as long as I can get by to mow. 

" I am hoping to fill it with all kinds of flowers like marigolds, cosmos, zinnias ..." I looked over but I could see Mr. Pinker's eyes were glazing over. "Hon? Are you listening? " I asked. 

"Sure, Sure" he  replied as he snapped out of the "I don't care about the flower garden state of mind". 

"What are these ?" he asked . 

" Oh well, these are snapdragons,"  I said with a smile .  " This is my 1st year growing them so I am seeing how they like this area. " 

"And my coreopsis is in bloom. See" I said as I pointed to the bright yellow flowers which are about to spill over into the driveway. 

" This looks like a good place for snakes," he said. 

Oh bother, I am losing him again. I thought. Hee! Hee!  

"No snakes here, Silly, " I replied "...Just lots of wild and Woolly plants.  Besides, I am going to thin some of it out ( maybe Hee! Hee! )" . I studied the ground as I imagined a scaly snake slithering out from beneath the lirope. Eeek! 🐍😨 Hmmm, I think he is right. 

But to not be deterred I continued on. " Now come see my Stella  De Oro Daylilies in bloom. " Mr. Pinker promptly walked down the driveway to gaze at the flowers. 

"Is that another redbud growing? " he asked as he  peered down at the ground. 

"Yep" I will be moving it some time or another. 

 "Well it's looking mighty fine," said Mr. Pinker as he turned away to head to the garage. 

Here and there metal garden art is tucked away like the metal butterfly. 

"Hey,  wait a minute , Buster, " I exclaimed.  "I need you to help me in my ' Amy's Garden' ." And with that I gave him some clippers and we began the task at hand - cleaning it up for the season. 

Amy's Garden is on a steep chert hill that we are trying to beautify which is a hard task . 

That is the state of the Wild and Woolly garden at the beginning of May. I will share more photos in the coming weeks and months as things develop. Meanwhile , I best get back to work. There are more teeny marigolds to transplant somewhere. I mean I have 100's of them which to my delight seeded from last year. Yee ! Haw! 

And I better watch out for any snakes that might be lurking. Mr. Pinker has me on my toes now. 😂

Lots of volunteer marigolds waiting to be transplanted. 

Thank you for the sweet Wednesday visit. 

Happy Gardening, y'all

Oreo says "Howdy and y'all come back now! " 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"In nature, nothing exists alone.  "- Rachel Carson

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who was just beginning to explore her gardening skills. 

 I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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