I expected the gardens to be in much worse condition than they are, so that is good news. Also, I expected to miss the blooming of several flowers that I really enjoy. Turns out, I didn't miss much.
However, the weeding will need to begin in earnest after the weekend.
Here is a shot the length of the front garden bed.
The blue and white Globe Bellflower are in bloom. The white ones have too many weeds to show up nicely right now. But the blue ones are great.
The rock garden is colorful, but it's really overrun by weeds and overly aggressive plants. For sure, I'll start on that on Monday.
Right now the Sedum sexangulare is in full bloom and dominating the look (along with some other yellow-flowering sedums). There are other bloomers, but they need cleaning up to be very visible.
The biggest surprise was the Wood Sage and Viper's Bugloss in full bloom in the driveway bed. There's also a blue bellflower in there. I hadn't planned that would be a blue garden, but right now, it's making a fine impersonation of one!
You'll see more details as I get areas cleaned up.
The car is unpacked and repacked. Some stuff is put away. I didn't exert myself to strongly today. Just trying to guarantee that I'll be ready for two days of being upbeat to talk to people and sell books. Muskegon Lakeshore Art Festival this weekend. I have to leave at 6:30 am.
I used to give myself 2-3 days after a major hike to recouperate. Not happening this time! I don't think I'm getting tougher as I get older, so maybe I'll need to give myself a real break next week.
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