Plenty of growth and blooming in the ornamental beds now that the warm sunny weather is here. The mornings are still very cool with heavy dew though, which saves me having to water to terribly much. The Rosa ‘City of York’ is blooming at the garden’s entrance, its old-fashioned heady fragrance providing a warm welcome to visitors. The Salvia nemorosa ‘Rosenwein’ is putting on a violet-pink show of flower spikes.
On Thursday evening before running off to an evening class, I plugged in two Iresine lindenii and two Artemisia in the back corner. I love how the deep amethyst color and hard lines of the Iresine contrast with the soft silver and frilly edges of the Artemisia. Both of these plants I plan on using as fillers for floral designs as well.
In the vegetable plot, the lettuce has just about hit its peak and I am harvesting a head a day and chowing down on the delicious tender leaves. The kohlrabi are coming along too, and I harvested my first one just yesterday. The peas have been producing nicely for the past week, though I seem to never bring any out of the garden since I somehow manage to eat them all while still working out there. That’s just dandy as fresh raw peas are far better than any cooked version I know! The pests seem to be currently kept at bay by the row covers, though they are out and about at this point. I took out the last of my radishes this week though as the flea bettle had put the foliage past any photosynthetic use.
Your photos are great. That lettuce patch is making me hungry.