Summer Recess.

5-28-10 SHORT HILLS: The night before I left VT, we had a T-storm with electricity and 0.5 inches of rain—quite timely. We had the same thing here after I arrived, only less rain, 0.2 inches. There was 1.1 inches of rain in the gauge before last night’s storm. Today started out sunny, but is now overcast with more storms creeping toward us from PA.

One of the lilacs next to the driveway fell over. Judy secured it with bungee cords, and today I pruned it aggressively to reduce weight and bulk and tied it back in place. The root ball is broken quite close to the trunk so I will let it stabilise before transplanting it.

All the inside plants are outside on summer recess.

In bloom: peony, tree peony, holly, mock orange, privet, roses, rhododendron, spirea, elderberry, clematis.


Tree Peony.

Morning Sun.