Stretching her legs

Last weekend my husband and I were actually here in Brooklyn and not driving to this place or the other, so after weeks of saying we would hang a hook for this plant, we finally set to work and did it. It was a big job: He used a drill to get deep into the brick, since we get quite a bit of wind out there and anything hanging would need to be very secure. And now our lovely goldfish plant can finally stretch her little legs!

Late bloomers

There is nothing that could make me more happy this week than seeing our sunflowers bloom. They are everything that summer is, and at the end of the season, when everything else is looking kind of leggy and spent, these little beauties are a welcome addition to the family.

More Maine

My mother-in-law and I went to Broadway gardens, a nursery in South Portland, and walking through the aisles and aisles of flowering shrubs, annuals and perennials, we found ourselves pointing, oohing and aahing we were like little girls in a toy store. Everything we saw we wanted to bring home for the garden! But we only had cleared a small patch for the moment, and decided to restrain ourselves and do one section at a time. We came home with this gorgeous pink showy dahlia, white Gooseneck Loostrife, tall, elegant Heather Queen Mexican Hyssop, Mexican Evening Primrose, and Salvia. What was still in the garden that I left: Astilbe and Balloon flower.

Back in Maine

Last week we were in Maine and although the roses had finished blooming for the season, these spectacular beauties were putting on their show. After a few days of much-needed rest, I set to work rethinking two small sections of the garden.  

I began work on the corner, under a sweet little apple tree where the only ground cover had been a few layers of leaves. I planted 6 little myrtle plants, which creep in a vine-like manner (or so I hope) and 2 big daddy hostas, which look a bit like they are from the age of the dinosaur, but bring great texture to shady spots. I also transplanted some previously existing coral bells that had settled into the stone wall -- now they are in a cluster to the right of the tree (see photo above hydrangea).