Weekend at the Farm April 28 - 30, 2023

 

This is Augusta Duelberg salvia.

Drove up on Thursday night and worked from the farm on Friday.  Family reunion in Madisonville on Saturday.  Koy and Cleo came back to Burton with me and spent the night.

It's been raining, there was rain in the rain gauge.  And it rained Thursday night and Friday night. A wet, cool spring so far.  In fact, I'm starting to worry that all my succulents will rot.

I cut away lots and lots of plants leaning into paths. That was my main focus during my stay here.  And I staked lots of stands of flowers.  The Brown Eyes and Giant Coneflower and yellow coneflower are beginning their bloom time.  Yellow everywhere, and it's outstanding.

I cut the spiderwort in the front beds down to the ground.  I love their beautiful blue flowers, but when they are still blooming but almost finished they just look kind of raggedy. I dumped the debris in the Meadow hoping for some reseeding.

I had some absolutely gorgeous stands of Italian flatleaf parsley in the Vegetable Garden.  The voles ate them all just since I was last here.  I harvested some last week, and now - completely wiped out.

I sprayed vinegar on weeds in the paths of the Vegetable Garden and the Star Garden.  But since it rained last night, I'm not sure if it will be effective. 

Sunday.  I pulled up all the Tall Winecup out of the bed at the front of the Rose Garden and raked it clean.  Koy helped me sow the bed with pink zinnia and cosmos seeds.

I potted up an Aztec King Mangave and set it by the pool with all the others.

Me and the girls headed home about 1:00. 

A Pretty Stand of Tickseed April 19, 2023

 

Tall Wine Cup April 15, 2023

 Tall Wine Cup (also known as  Tall Poppy Mallow) was the star of the show this weekend.  Really, really pretty.  This is an annual that reseeds prolifically.  I have it growing in my meadow and in some of my gardens.

Some Flowers Blooming Now April 5, 2023

 Augusta Duelberg and Henry Duelberg salvia

Carefree Beauty, Corncockle and brown eyes.

Persian Berry iris, Passalong Pink verbena, Corncockle, Beautyberry and a baby Red Buckeye tree

Persian Berry iris

Persian Berry iris and Passalong Pink verbena 

Corncockle, brown eyes and Tropicana Orange cannas

Valentine rose

Johnson Amaryllis

Clyde Redmond iris

Salvia, Sweet Pea rose, Corncockle

Ox Eye Daisy

Belinda's Dream

Japanese Honeysuckle

Belinda's Dream

Belinda's Dream

Gaye Hammond

Columbine April 2, 2023

Below, this is iris, columbine and Inland sea Oats.

 

Belinda's Dream April 2, 2023

 

At the Farm April 1 - 2, 2023

 

This is Corncockle and Carefree Beauty rose.

Saturday I pulled weeds here and there trying not to get too dirty.  Ken Gwyn birthday party that evening.

Sunday.  Outside early.  I planted a Silver Fox Mangave in a pot by the pool.  I pulled 3 pups off it before I planted it, I will have to get more pots.  I have one at home, but that's it.

I worked in the Water Garden for a while.  I watered my new mist flowers.  I pulled up lots of artemesia.  Planted 2 tiny white greggii.  

I finally planted a small Belinda's Dream in a pot in the Rose Garden.  I bought her quite a while back, and I finally got her in the ground.  

I cut away plants crowding other plants.  Blue salvia is everywhere, and if I'm not careful it will soon cover up smaller plants.  I just cut stems down to the ground if they are crowding my more precious plants.  It comes back strong.  

I cut the dead branches away from the Thryallis along the back beds.

I planted 5 Salvia Madrensis (Forsythia Sage).  I'm very excited about these.  They are fall bloomers, so I'm hoping for a great show in October for the wedding.  But I'm also excited because I've been trying to figure out what to plant in that rather large area of bed.  It gets some sun and some shade.  These perennials should do well here.  It seems to me that it's the perfect spot.  They spread, and I'm fine with that. 

I cleaned out the La Vesuve bed in the Rose Garden and sowed Lady Slipper seeds.  Once it was cleaned out I was able to prune dead branches away from La Vesuve and clean her up a bit,

I spent time in the Orchard pulling weeds.

I sprayed vinegar on the paths in the Vegetable Garden, the Rose Garde, and a bit in the Star Garden.