Rainy Sunday Morning

It's a beautiful Sunday morning in my garden...at least as viewed from the shelter of my living room!  I did have to gently suggest to a bunny that she needed to be on the OTHER side of the gate.  She cooperated quickly, so I didn't have to engage in the great bunny chase.  I'd just settled back into my chair with the newspaper when the storm front started blowing through, and I've been enjoying a gentle rain ever since.  After last year's drought, it's like manna from Heaven!

Yesterday's Garden Observations

• Roses are blooming like crazy and smell wonderful!  Many have made it into the house and I catch their scent as I move from room to room.
• The Carolina Jessamine that's in pots on the new patio are quickly climbing up their trellises.
• Lots of little sprouts in the wildflower bed along the alley.  I'm hoping to have flowers instead of weeds and trash.
• The tomatoes are starting to flower.  No fruit set yet.
• The cucumber babies are getting their second sets of leaves.
• The petunias that I grew from seed under the grow lights are now all blooming in their hanging baskets outside.  The impatiens started the same way are starting to bloom as well.  I feel so successful!
• The Texas Betony in the new perennial bed out front is starting to bloom and the Coreopsis is getting close.
• Amaryllis are past their peak and are starting to droop.

Current To Do List

• Dig up liriope along side path bed.  It's taking up valuable planting space for the iris.
• Limb up the Mountain Laurel on West side of house. 
• Prune the pink Indian Hawthorne out front.  It's crowding the plumbago.
• Take out 2-3 of the yaupon hollies that are out front because they've grown too big for the space.
• Dig up the grass that has invaded around the thrift.
• Cut in the new stepping stones in the back yard. (Got 2 done on Saturday)