It is a pleasure and a privilege to have a garden. It is also a manifestation of faith in the natural order of things--that the cycle of life, death, and life again will continue each year, unchanged, predictable, orderly. There is peace in knowing that.
The tomato plants in the greenhouse are already starting to grow tomatoes, and the pumpkin and summer squash plants are starting to flower and take off. The green bean plants are pushing themselves up out of the soil and starting to grow. The potato and yellow onion plants have been growing well for about a month already, and the carrot plants are showing their green fronds. The dahlias and gladiolas are quite high already; the hollyhocks are also doing well. The lavender and celosia plants are blooming, as are the carnations and Dianthus. The hydrangeas are also blooming, as are the panicled hydrangeas (syrinhortensia in Norwegian--translates to 'lilac-like hydrangeas').
I was in the garden yesterday and took some photos, as I always do, to document the garden's progression from one week to another. Enjoy!
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| One of three rose bushes that is blooming |
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| Once a cherry tree, now covered in wild ivy, with coral bell plants and pansies at its base |
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| Green beans, yellow onions, carrots, and potatoes growing. In the background, pumpkin and zucchini plants, sunflowers, and cornflowers |
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| Outdoor tomato plants, royal geraniums, different hydrangeas, and my ninebark plant that has grown a lot this year |
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| Lots of lavender plants, gladiolas, Cock's comb (celosia), carnations, hydrangea, dahlias, lilies, peony, and Dianthus ('pinks') |
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| Pachysandra planted under the Emperor bush |
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| Strawberries from the garden--so good! There is nothing quite like them. |
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| Pansies |
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| Pansies |
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| Pansies and coral bells |
