| Lindablond Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:48 pm: |   
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Me Planting In The North East Border
Tulip Mix: White, Yellow & Pink
IN LIFE:
There was a lock down at the kids' school today. Some wacko was running around with a gun. The kids heard "Code Red - Lock Down" over the PA system. All doors were closed. All shades were drawn. Everyone was quiet. Police swarmed the school. The mysterious gunman disappeared and the kids were released from school. It was such a relief to see them all flowing out of the school, cell phones to ears, reporting reactions to caring folks in their lives. And finally, after an agonizing wait, along came my two; John, 17, pale and shaken, and Jen, 16, unusually serious and silent.
Life continues, with a deeper compassion abounding for other people in different places with much sadder outcomes to the similar scenarios.
IN THE GARDEN:
Comfort came from the garden, as usual.
- Dug the north beds in the back yard.
- Rearranged perennials: oriental poppies, peonies and Siberian irises all found their new homes.
- Around the perennials went the daffodils, layered on top with dozens of Lavender Majestic crocus corms.
All tucked in, neat and weed free, ready to face the winter. Very satisfying.
Still to be planted: "Princess Irene" tulips and possibly a late red variety of tulips, layered with purple crocus mix, and over-planted with pansies in matching shades to the tulips
Soon will come springtime with a similar scenes to these from last spring...
Back north east border
Back north border |
| Lindablond Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 10:55 pm: |
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In The Garden:
Battled wind and heavy rain and some blessed moments of sunshine at sunset. Very unstable weather.
Here's the new color combination for the Orange Garden:
Princess Irene Tulips
Artist Tulips
Imperator Dutch Iris
Grape Hyacinth
Euphorbia Polychroma
Linda Planting The Orange Border
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| Scotkat Posted on Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 04:33 am: |
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Hi Linda so loved reading your journal ,you must have got such a fright when a madman with again came into your kids school and for the all the kids scary stuff indeed.
I am looking forward to Spring time again in your artists garden with all the coulours apainters paradise.
When we when to the Grand Canyon last year and when we were in Death Valley drove through Artioist Drive and the colours on the rock were just AMAZING as your garden. |
| Lindablond Posted on Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 03:44 pm: |
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In The Garden
Was naughty girl again!! Bought more bulbs to complete the back orange border.
Allium "Purple Sensation"
Tulips "Orange Favorite"
Wallflowers "Scarlet"
Viola "Jolly Joker"
In The House:
Made spectacularly delicious chili soup for lunch:
Weather Report: 
Cold, wet, rainy, windy...today I plant lily bulbs INSIDE!
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| Lindablond Posted on Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 03:56 pm: |
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Books To Read:
Highly recommend Sarah Raven's book
"The Bold And Brilliant Garden"
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| Lindablond Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 11:05 pm: |
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In The Garden:
Beautiful sunny day. 
At last!
After days and days and days of rain.
Was ready to cease garden plans and commence with building ark in back yard.
Redug back border middle bed.
Moved two clematis and planted them deeper.
They have not been performing well.
"Pink Champagne" and "Dorota" have new homes.
There! Let's see how they like THAT (the fussy little buggers!)
Pink Champagne Clematis
Dorota Clematis
Learned new trick from Christopher Lloyd book:
Interplant tulips with lupins.
Tulips bloom first, followed by lupins.
When both are finished blooming, dig them all up.
Toss lupins into compost and immediately replant these biennials for next year.
Save tulips for drying and replanting!
In space vacated, plant dahlia tubers, potted lilies, or annuals for late summer/autumn blooming.
Monet Tulips
Lupins
Bought bag of 100 muscari bulbs for cutting garden to underplant with Euphorbia Polychroma.
Muscari "Grape Hyacinth"
In The House:
Made stir fry for dinner. Yum!
In Life:
Very sad news indeed. 
On the weekend, two friends of John (17 year old son) were killed in tragic car accident. Dave played on John's soccer team and sat beside him in} english class. Visited roadside shrine and placed african violet for the boys. RIP: David and Curtis! |
I have saved this page of your journal in my "Inspirational Garden Pix" folder to read offline.  From what I've seen and read so far, your stories and writings are wonderful, your pics are terrific, and I have to say that you have way too much fun in the garden! (I must be living in the wrong zone!) I can see already that I'm going to have to try to imitate Larkwhistle. Wow, is that amazing. And you are the Queen of Bulbs! Love the flowers in your hair. |
BTW, sorry to hear about your son's friends. You sure have dealt with some very sad and scary things lately. I've heard that bad things come in threes. I hope you'll be out of the woods soon, so to speak. |
| Lindablond Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 - 05:08 pm: |
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In The Garden
We got a dandy frost last night, but not a killer frost yet. The dahlia foliage is still green! Hooray! That means a few more last minute bouquets of dahlias. Have begun to dig tubers here and there.
Catalog Of Dahlias:
Linda With Her Dahlias
Ala Mode (Medium)
Almand's Climax (Dinner Plate)
Aureleun Fire (Small)
Aztec Gold (Medium)
Belle Of Barmera (Dinner Plate)
Bloomquist Dawn (Medium)
Bristol Karma (Medium)
Bull's Pride (Dinner Plate - Gorgeous!)
Cinnabar (Dinner Plate - Didn't Do Well)
City Of Rotterdam (Border Cactus)
Ellen Huston (Dinner Plate)
Ferncliff Fuego (Large)
Ferncliff Prelude (Medium)
Ferncliff Sunset (Medium)
Firemagic (Small - Fantastic!)
Hillcrest Millenium (Medium)
Hy Zizzle (Tiny - beautiful, unique)
Just Peachy (Small - my favorite)
Kari Fruit Salad (Small)
Kenora Wildfire (Medium - Glorious!)
Matilda Huston (Border Cactus)
Onabrook Angel (Large - Fabulous!)
Papageno (Dinner Plate - Absolutely Stunning!)
Park Princess (Border Pink Cactus)
Penhill Watermelon (Dinner Plate - Wow!)
Pretty In Pink (Cactus Bright Neon Pink)
Red Pigmy (Border Red Cactus)
Show N Tell (Dinner Plate - Hot, Hot, Hot!)
Snow Princess (Border White Cactus)
Stars Lady (Border Light Pink Cactus)
Suitzus Julie (Border Purple - Don't Have Yet!)
Terra Cotta (Border Orange - Don't Have Yet!) |
| Lindablond Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 03:10 am: |
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Planted the new spring flower cutting garden yesterday.
Battled bad weather and body aches to plant about 400 including:
Queen of Night
Black Parrot
Purple Prince
Coleur Cardinal
Red Appledorn
Red Emperor
Claudia
Ollioules
Pink Fantasy
125 muscari
35 Anemone de Caan } |
| Lindablond Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 - 02:40 pm: |
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New Apple Orchard Garden:
Four "Red Sentinel" crab apple trees
Clematis Montana
"Salome" Daffodils
"Carmen" Dutch Iris
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| Lindablond Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 - 02:44 pm: |
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New Back Border Planting:
White Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
"Spring Green" Tulips
"Oriental Beauty" Dutch Iris
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| Lindablond Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 02:36 pm: |
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Winter Joys:
My second cat, Nutty, a dear, funny little boy. He came to us as a stray, wandering lost on the highway late at night. Brought him home, searched fruitlessly for his owner, and adopted him with pleasure.
STILL out planting with snow on the ground.
Have dreamed of an apple blossoms with a skirt of daffodils since reading about Monet's orchard and Tasha Tudor's crab apples with daffodils underneath.
FINALLY began to make the dream a reality by planting four new "Red Sentinel" crab apples this week! YAY!!! These will be under planted with "Ice Follies" daffodils, white arabis and candytuft.
The red apples are so cheerful outside the dining room window, especially contrasting with the snow and the chickadees flitting from branch to branch on the way to the feeders.
The color of the apples will hang in there all winter and tide us over until the flowers blossom again in spring! |
