I'm pleased and amazed that the mess I keep fooling with actually looks somewhat like a flower garden this year.
I'm enjoying it as much as I can before I leave at the end of the week for the BIG HIKE.
Here is the ajuga and fleeceflower again, at their best.
![ajuga](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cfbH6ezQLccG4GiSfd-ovUvINT092xYpUyEtitGTCCBkAa-PZyv1kTNjRU-IxVfrH3eN71qAkc3qtXLaJQs1M8rf3XZ0CygFb4gFT4lK2mDBgHoZzw5jRjRgv7D4yM5ZgL3THdOltLwB/s280/ajuga02.jpg)
I also showed you the sandwort with its early leaves. Look what it's doing now!
![sandwort](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzczAaazyYIB3cp06Ju2ScoXJWgdnemz2-frQn_yxeA6YbEEse-bx7j3i79pFnWDBhOmrf0yOQ1vI9fEvCzJ-IwzsxOrU9b3rdOAUIn5zI9WWFf_0fffg7iDLoSsSVhgSUCO1GBwDel5kM/s280/Sandwort02.jpg)
Here's a nice little treat. This is a miniature Solomon's Seal, and it was a gift from Ester a few years ago. It seems to be really happy here. I'm always pleased when something agrees to grow without a fight.
![Solomon's Seal](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bR8CmwJY5zsAmFbZp8y-hlE-B0NdbORK27S8dswJo0YGGAu7FirkK4neXbYcXuUqGkEcNIibwOy1fXtFvsBy-pntvO8gUTZ6EfUHdH7-W2o-bWPpX160Xzj1hnaSJ13_NLLErAyKI_cR/s280/MiniSolomonSeal01.jpg)
Across the driveway, I'm struggling to get that bed weeded. I'm fighting for the right to the property with a hill full of biting ants. I'll win, but they aren't going down without a struggle!
This is Veronica. I think I actually bought this one. It will bloom a long time if you keep deadheading it. But I'll be leaving, so I'll just enjoy it this week. I have another one, but I'm not sure what color it is. I had a pink one, but not where this is! Did I move it?
![Veronica](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdv37dCu2iRxfqN9blB_G_p4PjvV2E68lB6ql33hV27TOEThnHqTlwquqfbIAuhXLMhjPGmGg6wJp2f54U9Tui7EGBg7eJ4eAu0izaRB2-fo2cTSRlV9HUZxg8wPDoi1RGFO2tb9mHxu0Z/s280/Veronica01.jpg)
Finally, the iris usually manage to bloom even when neglected and not weeded. I'm glad I get to see them.
![iris](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2Y31Cq9FEiuOudpy6Xy1np1oma6-OVj-_EPaNbYUWxhtxOvZGfyKaP9ZEN7WNki0d-ybXQf8sbAkKTlujBZg-63vcAzDSBoIWHxo73IOetXBdd32KW8_2aGFKhDbv5-MUuYvKOdOKJYW/s280/iris01.jpg)
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And now we have enjoyed them, too! Enjoy the hike.
ReplyDeleteeverything looks good. I absolutely hate weeding
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the beauty of your flower gardens.
ReplyDeleteI just saw some irises on another blog. They are sooo pretty this time of year and so effortless. Those are my favorite kinds of plants--the easy ones!
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