Plants have been slowly making their way onto the back patio, waiting for me to begin digging holes, a task which was in turn waiting for temperatures to drop. That has now happened, and the very first official hole was dug and a rose bush planted several days ago.
I have had a busy week, Amy, so am very late seeing this for which I apologise. I am delighted to hear your new garden is beginning to take shape, albeit slowly, and it is a delight to see your pottery in action again. That's such an interesting rose and so different from the English shrub roses which seem to be what I choose here. I like the way it holds itself in the vase, which makes for a well-balanced vase with the salvia and rosemary. Hot Lips can be variable, with all red or all white blooms sometimes as well as the usual bi-colours, possibly dependent on temperatures or light levels
You're off to a great start with your new garden, Amy. The rose is lovely and I hope its name signifies what you've found in your new home. I was looking at Catharanthus in my local garden center just yesterday, a plant that always makes me think of you as, unlike me, you had such success growing it.
There is much to love in that one small vase Amy! The rose, of course, but a red Vinca which is new to me and that lovely salvia. Rosemary rarely flowers for me and I have always assumed I was doing something wrong with mine, but perhaps I just haven't had the right plant over the years. The vase itself is pretty too. I do hope you plan to start making them again. Happy gardening!
Beautiful. I enjoyed reading about gathering these materials together and their meaning to you. The rose is lovely. I really like the rosemary too. Your garden is well on the way!
I have had a busy week, Amy, so am very late seeing this for which I apologise. I am delighted to hear your new garden is beginning to take shape, albeit slowly, and it is a delight to see your pottery in action again. That's such an interesting rose and so different from the English shrub roses which seem to be what I choose here. I like the way it holds itself in the vase, which makes for a well-balanced vase with the salvia and rosemary. Hot Lips can be variable, with all red or all white blooms sometimes as well as the usual bi-colours, possibly dependent on temperatures or light levels
A rose in a garden says, this, is home.
You're off to a great start with your new garden, Amy. The rose is lovely and I hope its name signifies what you've found in your new home. I was looking at Catharanthus in my local garden center just yesterday, a plant that always makes me think of you as, unlike me, you had such success growing it.
There is much to love in that one small vase Amy! The rose, of course, but a red Vinca which is new to me and that lovely salvia. Rosemary rarely flowers for me and I have always assumed I was doing something wrong with mine, but perhaps I just haven't had the right plant over the years. The vase itself is pretty too. I do hope you plan to start making them again. Happy gardening!
It's looking fabulous already, Amy, you'll have the hanging gardens of Arizona in no time at all!
Beautiful. I enjoyed reading about gathering these materials together and their meaning to you. The rose is lovely. I really like the rosemary too. Your garden is well on the way!
What a beautiful rose, not one which I have seen in the UK. May your paradise suit it, and may you enjoy your new garden.