Last week I was in Charlotte for a few days for my "day job" and upon leaving the airport and heading to our destination, my companion and I were complaining about all of the construction, wondering if there were plans for it to end at some point. If I had to guess, 95% of the airports around the world are in deep construction at this exact moment and it makes traveling a nightmare in this era of blindly following GPS directions. At some point, isn't there a benefit to enjoying the fruits of your labor/construction work?
And of course you now know where I am going to go with this.
I swear to you, as we were heading into the office, I thought about my own garden and the perpetual "construction zone" that it is. I know, priorities. With such limited time to get things done outside, I give myself very little time to just sit back and enjoy all the plants have to offer. There is always more work to be done.
"Oh nice, you're blooming, let me take a quick pic, put it on the blog and then move on."
"I should deadhead you for additional blooms but my time is better spent creating this new border."
"Not now ornamental grass, I see your blades are starting to turn red and it looks great and all, but I got some weeding to do."
Will I change? Probably not. I still have an unrealistic vision of some day creating my own mini Longwood Gardens, but at least for today, I can send the workers home and kick back and enjoy the moment.
Phlox in bloom and not a sign of powdery mildew ... yet:
Achillea 'Pink Grapefruit' blooming and the deer and rabbits don't give a crap:
The first Purple Coneflower of the year, marking the true start of summer:
Helenium (Sneezeweed) 'Short n Sassy' has been a given for two years now and I need to thank her more often:
I swear I never planted this and it is popping up everywhere. It fits in OK so who am I to f with nature:
Half of my yard is covered in various Monarda (Bee Balm), I love them, they smell great and this is the one closest to blooming:
I am slowly becoming a hardcore collector of Allium and here come some blooms:
By late summer, this Indian Grass (Sorghastrum) 'Sioux Blue' will most likely be toppled over so why not enjoy it now when it still has so much promise:
There is a few day period when the blooms on Karl Foerster are an actual pinkish hue, before turning beige/tan/buff and today is one of those days:
When reseeding is cool:
Always something going on when you get in the mix:
Perfect example of forgetting and moving on:
And then putting in the effort for hope of future reblooming:
Starting to look messy:
Nice and tidy and about the foliage again:
