Flower Bed Update

How do my flower "beds" grow? Very well.

This one is at the southwest corner of our property. That's Chestnut Mountain in the background.


A closer look reveals that the gladiolas are coming up between the slats and a yellow iris is blooming. I've transplanted prickly pear in the foreground, but I doubt that it will produce any blooms this year. I've added some marigolds and magenta petunias. This sparse-looking bed is still a work in progress. I'll add a few more plants in the next week or two.


At the east-facing bed near the top driveway, I painted the headboard white. It looks much better than the simulated brass. The yellow iris really set it off:


The woman who originally lived in this house (and who died 13 years ago) loved the color yellow. Almost anything yellow I plant does well. She once had a beautiful row of forsythias along the road. They were, alas, removed by the time we moved here in 1999. I'd love to put them back.

This Mexican primrose isn't in a bed. It grows beside my garage. The flowers appeared a couple of days ago.


So, I've made my beds. Now I can watch them grow.

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