Hot Day.

6-17-14 VERMONT: Today was hot. It was in the upper eighties, the first time we’ve been near that number. In addition to the usual weeding and pruning, I transplanted some daylilies that were crowding and intimidating a foxglove and repaired a granite fence post that had started to lie down on the job and repaired a wobbly walk way. I also re-treated the pond for algae and murk. The pond has been pretty good so far this summer, even if summer hasn’t actually started.

Andy and Katie took us to two places in the greater neighborhood to see the settings and flowers. The lady slippers weren’t out yet, but the second site with primrose growing along a stream in the woods was magnificent. Now I know what primrose like.

We have a fourth turtle in the pond, he/she is about the size of a silver dollar, but no pix as yet.

New blooms: dogwood, knapweed, sweet william.


Knapweed, a relative of centaurea.

Wild Primrose growing along a stream.

Red, Pink and White.