Late Spring 1999 Gardens

Each of my gardens is designed to be beautiful, fruitful and easy to care for. Each is a place of retreat and quiet from the business of everyday. They are my prayer sanctuaries and places of respite from the world.

Rhubarb has been harvested and strawberries and raspberries are beginning to grow in abundance.	May 26, 1999 Daisies are hiding strawberry blossoms from the pesky birds.
The perinnial walk has Hostas fully grown and Peonies budding out. Late tulips at red and yellow with pots of geraniums adding touches of magenta and red.	Phlox graces the edging of growing periennial beds. A private fence lined with day lilies and iris shields the house from the busy street.
Lettuce is ready for harvesting, radishes and peas are reaching skyward. And beans, potatoes and tomatoes are waiting for warmer weather to rapidly grow.	Warm weather crops are just beginning to become outdoor hardy.
The hops are already reaching the eaves, chokecherries have bloomed and pumpkins and squash are beginning to peek their head out from the airplane.	Cool spring nights and warm fires. Already the grapes are heading up to the top of the arbor.