A forgotten post ..BEECAUSE

 

Too much is happening:)

GRATEFUL.

More beauty days.

 

Before the bouquets of roses..Iris are resplendent and sometimes you are lucky and they are the perfect companion for a plant already living where you put them without knowing:)

Peonies bloom at the same time..but moreso the single petaled or double petaled..

The showgirls bloom when roses bloom here..at least this yr.

Bocconcini..the minis..taste like nothing to me s I need to jujje it up..marinated like above 

I am still in single and close to peonies..showgirls next..post I think..

Spiderwort has to be in areas you do not care if it invades your space..

Siberian Iris..never invades..

But look how sweet Spiderwort:)

Nothing like perfect Iris..

Rachel here..wrote that Iris had epaulettes..I LOVED that:)

 My roses are starting:)

Perennial geraniums never fault.

Rare are perfect days in gardens..Today was close.Green fresh mowed grass (clover)..sun.. coolish.. 

Edged beds..weeded beds..

I am ready for bed lol:)

Lazy hazy days of late Spring..

 

These are the days of surprise every day.

Sadly ..out west..the fires are raging..we are getting the fog air..from them certain days..event though we are provinces apart.

I had coffee with my young friend..and already my voice cracks..with the air quality..I was croaky.

I hope this ends for them soon.

Unimaginable.

I have faves in the gardens..Spirea..Korean Lilacs ..Irises..Tree peonies..Single peonies..at this time of year..it varies with the time frame..

I'm never alone in my gardens..

That cute bunny..and it's cottontailed cohort..ate my dill..parsley and sweet peas.:(

We have several birdhouses that lodge different birdies.

We visited a farm this week and I bought  farm fresh free range eggs.She sells them as soon as she posts them.

Quite a treck..but countryside..no traffic..we love that.

These can last 2 months,look at the colors!

My neighbours..brought me rhubarb,I made the NYTs rhubarb crisp.SO good..two ind sized ones for them and one for J.

They are so nice.

My irises are from Jain.

Many of you must remember her:)

The minis from Susan..

Gardenbuddies were INSTRUMENTAL in my love of gardening.

Have a good weekend..and week..

Time to smell the roses soon:)

Time goes by so very fast...like gardens..

 

We had three nice days:) Two I gardened my heart out.

Filthy was I..

But I am always so grateful somewhere in my heart to be able to do it all.

The third..We did errands.One of our grandsons turns 18 and is going away for football so I bought things for desserts and etc..

My Littles are their own person.. doing what they want to do with parents full approval after careful scrutiny.

I just want them happy and healthy.:) I adore them.

And then it got cold.. and rainy again.

And my well established dahlias may have been planted too soon..

Time will tell.

I follow garden influencers and it's so funny how we think we know it all.

LOL we don't especially in different zones even so slight..

Yes Goutweed is invasive..Vinca for sure..Ajuga..yes..

Pachysandra..Stay Away..

I recently saw Solomon's Seal being recommended ..well I can tell you that here..I cannot get rid of it.

Same with Gooseneck Loosestrife.

Rose Campion..but I love it and pull it out.

Creeping bellflower..the worst.

Grapevine ..sooo invasive....

So beware of recommendations..perhaps ask someone you know.

When I have shared invasives..they are warned.

Oh and Jack -in -the- pulpits? Totally invasive.

I would love Miniature Iris..Iris.. to be totally invasive..but bloom..Like these:)

LOTV totally invasive also.

Forget-Me-Nots..totally.Im fine with that:)

Spanish Bluebells.. Unbelievably invasive.

Hostas get TOOO big..sun or shade..Oli dug out quite a few last yr..More need to go.

Desserts.. I mad an Oreo Cheesecake as per Max's request(Anyhting Oreo..lol)

And added a more mature dessert..

Biancas mother's flan..

I have to confess I tested it out on us.

A 10.

Period.

T..On IG..  You can find her here..  has often made creamy desserts etc..

I really only had made Crème Brûlées for J..

One day she told me she had bought a Llanera.. a pan especially made for flans.

I was smitten with the pan and with how often she had said J would like.

So..I bought one..

And found this..

Oh my goodness..I am not a dessert person..kept slivering lol...

So that was the second dessert for the party.

KEEPER...

Have a lovely weekend...