May and June have been filled with road trips, marathon sessions in the studio, weddings and family gatherings, leaving no time to stop and smell the roses. The best I could manage was to snap quick pictures here and there, hoping that one day soon I would be able to post them to the blog. Now, two months later - here is a walk through my garden, beginning with the row of hydrangeas, above, which are just outside the studio.
Pink hydrangeas in the courtyard...
A basket of white oakleaf hydrangea, ready for the retail shop...
Impatiens in the potting shed window box...
Zinnias in the vegetable garden...
A wild clump of tiger lily...
A new variety of sunflowers in the pumpkin patch...
Another new variety of sunflower...
A pumpkin blossom...
One of the pink zinnias (who insisted on her own cameo shot)...
And finally, a pot of traveling geraniums - purchased in May in Pennsylvania, taken to New York City for the Surtex show, and now, happily blooming in North Carolina.
July and August promise to be as busy as May and June were - but I'll keep the camera handy. Just as in art and life, a garden never stands still.
Oh. My. Goodness! That southern climate sure is wonderful for gardens! Ours looks so PUNY in comparison - what with our not being able to plant anything until June 1st!
ReplyDeleteIT'S GORGEOUS, BETH!! And those hydrangeas - not only do you get to enjoy them while they're in bloom, but they dry so beautifully for indoors - permanently!
I can just see you and Joe sitting there with your mint juleps in front of your pretty summerhouse/studio with your feet up enjoying all of this!
Here...we're still in "construction mode"! Taking our time, as we are pacing our old selves. It's coming along! No photos yet - still looks like bare dirt in too many places!
Any volunteers? lol
XO Diane