Will borrowed a digital camera and went out into the garden today (July 9) so I could show you how things look right now. A number of flowers--such as the daylilies--have vanished, while hundreds of new ones have bloomed. The garden is still not at its peak. In fact, it's stressed out. The recent downpours battered the garden and left it sorely in need of aftercare, staking, weeding and fertilizer. But that's the gardener talking. Gardeners always see the work that needs to be done, and the improvements that could be made. In the garden, as in life, complacency is the enemy.
The first picture shows the by-now familiar view from Uncle Sam. You can see that the arch is beginning to be swallowed by vines. In addition to morning glories, the honeysuckle is in and producing fragrant, vivid blooms.
Here is a close-up of the honeysuckle. I only learned last year that in the South, children pull the spike from its center and suck on it. It tastes of honey. It also smells of honey, adding to the perfumerie in progress.
Copyright ©1999
Gloria
Glickstein Brame
Reproduction or distribution of any of the materials
contained herein is
strictly prohibited by the laws
governing intellectual property rights.