Catching up

Beautiful, perfect Labor Day weekend--cool soft air, overcast in the mornings and then big drifting shoals of cumulus clouds through the afternoon, sunny then cloudy then sunny--very still and peaceful.

I have predictably been crap about keeping this up to date, so let's see, since the last post:

I made a trip to Far Reaches Farm (attempting to escape one of the series of 90+ degree Fridays in August, the Fridays I had taken off so I could get garden stuff done, HAH), and bought a White Swan anemone, a Ruffled Swan anemone (already in bloom and gorgeous), and a William Rollison potentilla.

Then I discovered that a bunch of David Austin roses were back in stock at Heirloom Roses, and, in a moment of impulse, ordered up Sharifa Asma and Wollerton Old Hall (to the tune of $40 each).  They arrived in good shape in gallon pots; Wollerton is now in the side garden, and Sharifa is in a container on the patio.

The Sungold tomatoes have far outstripped any ability of mine to keep up -- I need to just keep harvesting buckets to bring in to work.  The Brandywine was a flop (diseased, fruit rotted before ripening) but there are some Oregon Springs I need to harvest.

The big challenge is getting myself lined up to dig out everything in the back garden, and then get Kenny over to rebuild and refill the beds, and then replant whatever I'm keeping.

Some pictures:

The new Far Reaches plants pre-installation.

Sungolds Gone Crazy

The poor sad back garden, pre-reconstruction

Sept. Charm continues to struggle along

The Salvia corner -- I know I want to put a Japanese maple here but will leave these till spring.

The hollies are beginning to regroup and regrow!

Family portrait of new side bed as of Labor Day 16

Brand-new Woolerton Old Hall

Brand-new Sharifa Asma

Oh, and I finally got myself a storage box just like Mark's!