Fall Garden and Flowers

Zinnias are so easy to care for and give you such beauty.  Here are a few. 

This is a magic lily that sends up deep green straps in the spring.  In the summer they die down to be followed in late summer by sturdy scapes that are topped by these lovely blooms.

This is a petunia.  They are such reliable bloomers.  Filled with blossoms from late spring until frost they are a joy to have around.

This is an aster.  Perennial to its core it comes up each year to brighten the fall garden.

Bye for now

chuck

Rhodies, Strawberries, Lettuce and more!

Our Rhododendrons are late this year.  The unusual  late cool rainy spring we had this year made them bloom much later than I have seen  in over 20 years.  Still they are now lovely and grace our landscape here in Grants Pass Real Estate.

Here is a closeup of these magnificent blooms.

Also the garden is now growing.  The strawberries are small, but oh so sweet.  A delicious treat.

The lettuce is coming on fine.  Colorful and nutritious.


The Roses are now coming on as well.  Lovely so see and these are antique roses that actually smell like roses.  Ahhh.

Oh, by the way, some birds have started to make a nest in a second birdhouse gourd.  The gourd hanging in the Redbud tree now has little sticks in it.  Always fun to watch the garden and yard here in Grants Pass Real Estate.   So long for now.  chuck

Garden Time

Garden time again.  Tilled up the garden on Saturday, let it rest a few days and planted it on Tuesday evening.  I found lots of good plants.  Went to Fort Vannoy farms and got some peppers and melons including a Crenshaw melon.  They get large and very sweet.  

Went to the grower's market and got tomatoes, peppers and more melons.

Went to Chet's Nursery and Redwood Nursery and got more tomatoes, melons, peppers, sugar snap peas, lettuce, squash and cucumbers.

I put down black plastic for the melons, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, since our nights here in Grants Pass Real Estate are cool during the summer and the black plastic collects and holds the heat so they grow better, faster and ripen better.  I found a Sun Gold cherry tomato--very sweet and prolific.

Inside of the Compost Tumbler after 10 days.  Still steaming and warm, about half the volume it was when I filled it up.  A few more days and it will be finished.  I used the compost tea mixed about 10 parts water to 1part tea as a pick me up drink for all the new plants in the garden.  Great fun here in Grants Pass Real Estate.
       So long for now.   
           chuck

Lilacs, Apple Blossoms, and Bird House Gourds

Lilacs have a short season, but they are so beautiful and the smell will carry you away.

Always a treat.

And now for a 

few apple blossoms.

If I can keep the ground squirrels 

from eating the little apples,

then I will have some good

eating in the fall.

This is a five way apple

with five different varieties grafted

onto one tree.

And now a bird house gourd.  I planted these a few years ago in the garden and got a bumper crop of gourds.  This spring I put a hole bit on my drill and voila--bird house.  I actually put up three of them.  One in the Princess Tree, one in the Redbud tree and one on the garden fence.  The ones hanging in the trees are more romantic, but the one on the garden fence is the one that the birds started to build a nest in.

God has a sense of humor.

So long for now from Grants Pass Real Estate.

chuck

Wild Flowers

This is a wildflower that comes up every year in late spring.  I used to know the name of it, but I have forgotten and since I didn't plant it I can't look it up.  However, since God planted it, I am sure He knows what the name is.

Lovely blossoms that can be seen for the price of a walk around Grants Pass Real Estate.

So long for now from Grants Pass Real Estate.

chuck

More Daffodils

Here are a few more pics of daffodils.  Later blooming than the others.  We have had daffodils at Grants Pass Real Estate for a long time this year.  Maybe the weather has been cooler than usual.  We have had blooms since late January.  

 

This one is a double bloom.  Didn't know I planted it but am glad I did.

Such cheery faces these blooms have. Does my heart good just to look at the picture now.  Spring is always lovely here in Grants Pass Real Estate, it lasts a long time and eases into summer.  One more of God's blessings for us.   

So long from Grants Pass Real Estate for now.  

chuck

More Spring Flowers!

We have more spring blooms. This is flowering quince. Lots of lovely flowers early before the leaves are fully on. And no fruit. This one is planted close to the house so I have to trim it every year to keep it away from the house. Better to plant it in the open and then you can choose to prune or not.

This is a blossom on an azalea.  Lovely early blossoms.  Slow growing plant, but reliable bloomer.  Notice the pine needles as a mulch.  Azaleas and rhododendrons like acid soil and the pine needles accommodate them.  When I lived in Virginia and North Carolina 


I could get a bale of pine needles for mulching.  They have lots of pines and lots of azaleas and rhododendrons so it works great.  Blueberries also like acid soil.  Most of the soil in Grants Pass Real Estate is not acid so amendments are needed.  Pine needles are the cheapest fix.

Another picture of more of our daffodils.  Lovely time of year in Grants Pass Real Estate.


So long for now from Grants Pass Real Estate.


chuck