English Emma Blooms

My new bulbs arrived, and I’m so excited to plant them! I think I’ll wait until after October 4 to put them in the ground. For now, they’re tucked safely in a box in the refrigerator, just waiting for their time.

One evening this week, I also need to head over to Dr. Cho’s to trim the lilacs and do a bit more work in his garden. I’m leaning toward Friday night—there’s nothing else going on then. It will be nice to spend some quiet time outside, get the work done, then come home, take a long shower, and settle in with a good movie.

There’s something comforting about this rhythm—gardening, caring for plants, making plans, and then rewarding myself with rest. It feels like a reminder that balance is possible: a little work, a little care for others, and then time to recharge in my own cozy space.

 Gardening Day

Yesterday, I spent the whole day gardening, except for a walk with Heather and Loki in the evening. I had a delightful time. I think I will be able to do it on July 4.  What did I do yesterday? I ripped half of the flowers under the drip line of the evergreen. I moved black-eyed Susans to the side yard by the gate to the backyard. I moved other black-eyed Susans to the big flower bed next to the neighbor's house. I moved daylilies all along the side of the house to help with drainage. I had to dig up a bunch of lily of the valley, which I moved to the back to make room for the black-eyed Susans. I also moved some black-eyed Susans and daylilies to the neighbor's yard south of mine. It is now Stella's. It was once Jessica's and before that, Marlynn's! I am making new flower beds in the back. I am rehabilitating the flower bed by the air conditioning unit, where Chewy used to lie on top of the flowers. I am reinstating the Solomon memorial garden that I removed because I thought we were getting a sewer line. I would like to get some architectural interest pieces, like rocks or statues. I would like some pea gravel for the drainage area. I will make it happen! 

Tribal Dance Asiatic Lily, Regal Lily, Orange Day Lily

Purple cone flower, drum stick alium, Plaines coreopsis (yellow) Verbena Rigida

Three different color  day lilies,Wood Lily, Stargazer Lily, Madonna Lily