Open Post... With a Summer Garden Photo Tour!

[kimberlysteele]

The work in progress... I meant to do more plantings in the front.  As I mentioned in my Spring Garden post, the boxwood experiment is over (they hate the front yard) unless they're in containers.  My plans are to put more hardy perennials in the front that can take crappy conditions.  The front garden you see here has got the worst soil in my entire yard.

This is one of the few shady spots in the yard.  It's my favorite spot because it's the most established.  The hostas come in thickly enough to keep weeding to a minimum.  The pear tree hasn't fruited yet but it provides some nice shade.  In this garden, there is a Rose of Sharon, many varieties of hosta, ferns, a black cohosh, catmint, borage, and purple coneflower.




Raspberry bushes -- they are producing the sweetest berries I've ever tasted right now!  Also various daylilies, rudibeckias sown from seed, and a butterfly bush that is about to bloom.

Borage growing alongside the tomatoes.

One of our many ferals in the sea of herbs and Stella D'Oro daylilies that is the Celtic Cross garden.  I never bought a single Stella daylily, by the way, these are 100% divisions from the plants from the front of the office building where I rent space.


Milkweed is blooming!  This milkweed was started from seeds a few years ago.  I gathered the seeds at the local forest preserve sometime around the autumn of 2017.  I just let it grow in the beds.  Butterflies and bees love it.  

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[mollari]

I'm really, really happy that my dad seems to be recovering. He's also been the most reasonable member of my family regarding my concerns. I haven't told him I never plan to get one, but he agrees that it's reasonable for me to wait for long term safety data. Once he's up and about I'll see whether his opinion has changed for these vaccines. I sometimes wonder what he'd be like if he didn't have my mother in his life: I think he made a major mistake marrying her, but it's his decision, and he does love her.

As for moving to Hawaii, I'm thinking my best bet is to move to the US first, and then go to Hawaii once I'm in. People on the islands don't usually like to hire people who aren't already there, because too many people will apply and then if they got the job not take it. So barring a minor miracle, I'll likely be moving to the continental US first. Of course, Pele may very well grant me such a minor miracle, but I won't plan on it. I will let you know if I'm ever in the area. I figure there's a good chance of that when I move into the US, given that Chicago is a major hub for travel.

Finally, thank your for the recipes! Taking a look at frozen dinners for ideas is a wonderful idea, and one I think I'll will help my meal planning a lot.