Day: May 8, 2012

Wildflowers and blisters

Woe is me. I hurt myself Sunday trying to plant three really cheap six packs of annuals in the front yard, underneath the monster tree I severely cut back. I now have a great big stupid blister on the palm of my right hand. I should have dumped a bag or two of compost there first and planted in that, the ground was too much clay and roots.

See more photos in the Gardening 2012 album.

New petunia, impatiens and salvia make up the flowerbed of pain.
New petunia, impatiens and salvia make up the flowerbed of pain.
Backyard phlox that perennialized from last year. I learned how to save its seed. Maybe no more four o'clocks next year, and more phlox.
Backyard phlox that perennialized from last year. I learned how to save its seed. Maybe no more four o'clocks next year, and more phlox.
Kim's peace rose.
The geranium on the porch bloomed for the first time this season this week.
Some cosmos. At least two varieties pictured.
By request, here's a shot of one of the wildflowers that have bloomed underneath Kim's roses. Not sure what this is, but we got the wildflower seed from Kim's parents - and still have a lot left over.