I wish I could remember about May Day before it actually arrived. I love the idea of sneaking out at dawn and leaving a little basket of May flowers on loved one’s doorknobs. But every year I wake up on May 1st and think "oh shoot…"
There is something, well, tall going on in my yard this Spring. Everything is growing hugely tall. The Foxgloves I planted two years ago finally bloomed this year and are over 7 feet tall. I thought they were supposed to be about 2 feet tall.
And the I don’t even know what is going on with the Rhododendrons. They are probably 25 feet tall. Excuse the ugly stucco siding. One of these days we’ll get around to painting the house some other color than the ugly tannish beige it currently is.
Our house it situated at the top of a long driveway and for some reason the original builder thought it made the most sense to put all the really ugly stuff – like the humongous heater/air conditioning unit, the meter boxes, the phone gear – on the wall that you see when you first come upon the driveway.
One of the first gardening things I did was to plant three mock orange plants on the other side of the walkway with the hopes they would get big enough and create a hedge that would hide the air conditioning unit at least from the driveway. It’s actually working quite well. They don’t bloom as much as I had hoped; our bedroom window is on that wall and I thought it would smell nice coming in through the open window.
This picture doesn’t do the Rhododendron justice – I should have made someone stand out there so you could get some perspective.
This weekend I vow to get out there and start doing some gardening. I’ve been totally neglectful this Spring. I need to replant all the pots on the deck and there is an alarming amount of black spot on my roses. Here I fought so hard to eke out a little sunshine for those roses and now I am going to have to defoliate half of them.
Edited to add: I meant to start off this post by thanking everyone for the get well wishes – I am definitely on the mend. Still moving a little slowly but I should be right as rain in no time.
Your property is so lovely! It must look spectacular in spring & summer.
I had to laugh about your May Day thoughts -I’ve had the same! I think about doing the baskets on the day of, every year! Your lawn and gardens are so lush and beautiful! Just amazing!
xo,
Kim
I have never seen a foxglove that tall before! Those rhododendrons looks like they should be in the south not in California. I had no idea they grew so big here! Your gardens are so beautiful.
As the late Crocodile Hunter would say, “I’ve nevva seen anything LOIKE it!” That is one tall foxglove! Are you sure someone didn’t get a little carried away with the fertilizer this year?
Wow, the foxgloves are amazing!
Glad you’re feeling some better. 🙂
I found my here from Sommer Designs and have enjoyed reading through and looking at the wonderful photo’s on your blog. This Foxglove is amazing!
Oh my goodness! I was just visiting here after seeing your niece mention you on her blog. Your blog is beautiful…but that foxglove….oh my! It looks like something grown in Alaska.
Hi, I came across your page in a google search for aqua blue urns. I am taking a college course in which we have to describe what kind of funeral we want. It sounds morbid, I know. But your Pink and Aqua became entangled in the search results and here I am. A lovely blog you have, truly. Just wanted to leave a comment.