Summer 2012

Thanks to a mostly mild June, our drip-irrigation system, and old-fashioned hard work, our garden has continued to flourish. Here are a number of selections. In our backyard, two major sections of garden flank our shed.

Here is more of a close-up on the right-hand side.

A plant we find particularly attractive is the red Crocosmia lucifer. It appears in some of the photos below.

Next, we have a  collection of Society Garlic (which appears white in the photo, but really is pink/lilac), Delphinium (blue), and Crocosmia.

The Crocosmia appears once again, accompanied by Agastache/Hummingbird Mint (light purple) and daisies (Leucanthemum).

Next, we have Garden Phlox (Phlox Paniculata).

The following set contains Echinacea purpurea (the one with the spherical center and petals sometimes bent back like a badminton shuttlecock), the purplish Lilium (lily) that appears to be of the "stargazer" variety (toward the front), and the blue-and-yellow Aster frikartii.

Next, a Crocosmia accompanies a Penstemon.

Here's a collection of multiple types, exemplifying our cottage-garden style.

This area includes Daylilies (yellow) and Butterfly Bush (purple horizontal, at bottom), with Gaillardia “Oranges and Lemons” in the background.

Finally, against the brick wall to the left of the shed, we have a flower in the Clematis genus.

Spring 2012

It's been an unusually warm spring in Lubbock, which may be helping plants achieve a lush, colorful status faster than normal. Below, we present photos from the past two months. Compare the first two photos below, from early and late spring, respectively, taken in the same area of our garden. In particular, note the roses atop the bush in the second photo.

 

We've also been adding flowers around the edges of our lawn. (Notice the small solar-panel-powered light we inserted, in the next photo.)

Finally, we have taken a large wooden deck and added raised beds to grow vegetables and other plants.