June 21 2015
Chris rocked some fashion-forward garden wear on Father's Day...no rest for the wicked:
11 posts in 2015
The American Garden - Oklahoma 2015
Last weekend we visited Linda and Eric in Oklahoma City. It is always fun to explore their garden and all the nooks and crannies they use to make new rooms or borders. This year we marveled at their new water feature, tested out the new bridge with overhead trellis, spotted bits and bobs from Knott, admired all the pots (especially the flowers with green edges), got hydrangea and hosta envy, pleasantly competed over the size of our elephant ears, highlighted some of the planting at the front of the house, and went on an adventure through the wood lands:
The English Garden-Broxwood 2015
A selection of shots from Broxwood sent via Katie, including: her molineux rose; a new ice white plant; her pink poppies from Jennifer; some purple blooms in the garden; a garden trough of Sylvia's full of verbena; and a shot of the Wood Road rose and some peonies:
Before and After 2015
One advantage of not posting to the website for a while means that I have lots of photos that show progression of time in the garden.
The Great Back Garden Makeover
After a couple of years trying to get nutsedge weed out of my lawn, I gave up and agreed with Chris’ plan to rip up the turf and start over. Of course, we initiated this project right before the month of storms that hit central Texas so this ‘miniproject’ became a long, drawn out process.
Backyard Pottering
Last year, I didn’t bother putting together any pots because of having our new puppy, Delilah, and her habit of chewing up all the plants (and sometimes the pots themselves). As Delilah has matured a little bit, I thought I’d take another stab at a combination of plants and bulbs in pots on the backyard patio.
Bits and Bobs
Upon our return from England in April, Linda had arranged some of the spring blooms into this beauty:
Filling in the Gaps
So, part of cloverleaf corner are now getting quite established where I am actually removing plants rather than adding them. Of course, there are always a few spots that need some new purchases!
An English Garden 2015
Pottering in the garden at Broxwood is always enjoyable because I get to enjoy flowers that would never survive in Texas. This year, I’ve seen the Broxwood garden in winter, spring, and the start of summer. Here are just a few of the photos.
Catching up...long time, no post
I have six months of garden stories to catch up on as I realized my last post on here was from January 2015. The write-ups may be brief, but I am going to try to give you a quick overview on what has been happening on cloverleaf corner.
Happy 2015!
New Years Day meant the fifth annual Polar Bear Plunge at Cloverleaf Corner. The weather was miserable, drizzly and cold, so we did not expect to have many polar bears. Despite the clouds and rain, about 50 folks showed up and we had 13 people brave the cold and actually jump. It was a great way to start the year with friends and neighbors and it's all in a good cause as polar bears donate $5 and wimps provide $10--all going to the Dell Childrens hospital just around the corner. From the photos, you can see that we still have lots of green going on in the garden (and how quickly folk exited the pool and headed to the hot tub):